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Books  for  Girls  and  Women 


And  Their  Clubs 


WITH  DESCRIPTIVE  AND    CRITICAL   NOTES  AND   A   LIST   OF 
PERIODICALS  AND   HINTS  TOR    GIRLS'   AND 

WOMEN'S  CLUBS 


EDITED    BY 


AUGUSTA  H.  LEYPOLDT  and  GEORGE  ILES 


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"/  (j)ii  sometimes  asked  by  young  people  to  recommend  a  course  of  reading. 
Mv  advice  would  be  that  they  should  confine  themselves  to  the  supreme  books  in 
whatever  literature,  or  better  still,  to  choose  some  one  great  author,  and  make 
themselves  thoroughly  familiar  ivitJi  him.  For,  as  all  roads  lead  to  Rome,  so  do 
they  likewise  lead  away  from  it,  and  you  will  find  that,  in  order  to  understand 
perfectly  and  weigh  exactly  any  vital  piece  of  literature,  you  will  be  gradually 
and  pleasantly  persuaded  to  excursions  of  which  you  little  dreamed  when  you 
began,  and  will  find  yourselves  scholars  before  you  arc  aware.  For  remember 
that  there  is  nothing  less  profitable  than  scholarship  for  the  mere  sake  of  scholar- 
ship, nor  anything  more  wearisome  in  the  attainment.  But  the  moment  you  have 
a  definite  aim,  attention  is  quickened,  the  mother  of  memory,  and  all  that  you 
acquire  groups  and  arranges  itself  in  an  order  that  is  lucid,  because  everywhere 
and  always  it  is  in  intelligent  relation  to  a  central  object  of  constant  and  growing 
interest.  This  method  also  forces  upon  us  the  necessity  of  thinking,  winch  ist 
after  all,  the  highest  result  of  all  education.  For  what  we  want  is  not  learning, 
but  knowledge;  that  is,  the  power  to  make  learning  answer  its  true  end  as  a 
quickener  of  intelligence  and  a  widener  of  the  intellectual  sympathies." — James 
RUSSELL  LOWELL:  Opening  the  Free  Public  Library,  Chelsea,  Mass.  [Democ- 
racy and  other  addresses). 


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PREFACE. 

This  List  tells  of  some  twenty-one  hundred  books  worthy  to  be  read  or  studied 
by  girls  and  women.  Men  and  women  who  know  have  chosen  the  books  and  said 
about  them  just  what  they  would  tell  an  inquirer  face  to  face.  In  some  cases  trust- 
worthy reviews  have  been  condensed  and  cited.  The  selection  especially  includes 
books  setting  forth  the  manifold  new  opportunities  for  bread-winning,  education, 
and  culture  opened  to  women  within  recent  years.  These  new  opportunities  are 
notably  furthered  by  the  clubs  and  associations  multiplying  on  every  hand  in 
America.  To  promote  their  formation,  and  to  render  them  service,  are  among  the 
purposes  of  this  List.  Although  the  List  is  thus  adapted  to  girls  and  women, 
most  of  its  books  are  as  well  suited  to  boys  and  men  as  to  girls  and  women — for 
great  literature  appeals  to  all  mankind.  In  planning  courses  of  reading  for  the 
young  of  either  sex,  librarians,  teachers,  and  parents  will  find  the  List  very  helpful. 

The  American  Library  Association  intends  to  follow  this  comparatively  short 
List  with  others,  which  shall  be  full  and  detailed  enough  to  aid  the  comprehensive 
reader  and  the  advanced  student.  During  1896  it  is  probable  that  it  will  issue  hand- 
books on  the  literature  of  Fine  Art,  by  Mr.  Russell  Sturgis  ;  and  on  that  of  Music, 
by  Mr.  Henry  E.  Krehbiel ;  both  these  authorities  are  contributors  to  this  List.  It 
is  hoped  that  from  this  beginning  the  whole  round  of  the  working  literature  of 
education,  science,  and  art  will  be  passed  upon  by  critics  of  mark  for  the  behoof  of 
readers  and  students.  Notes  condensed  for  the  purpose  by  contributors  may  be 
printed  directly  on  the  catalogue-cards  of  a  public  library,  so  that  in  running  over 
the  department  of  American  geology,  of  electricity,  of  photography,  of  engraving, 
one  may  be  enabled  to  choose  a  book  as  intelligently  as  if  there  stood  at  one's  side 
an  authority  on  the  subject — a  service  this  of  great  importance  in  an  age  when  books, 
good,  bad,  and  indifferent,  abound  and  superabound.  In  the  present  List  a  good 
many  notes  are  available  for  direct  transfer  to  catalogue-cards. 

While  books  in  general  are  in  plentiful  supply  there  are  some  subjects  of  impor- 
tance to  girls  and  women  upon  which  no  books  exist.  Co-operative  housekeeping  is 
such  a  subject  ;  throughout  the  LTnited  States  diverse  experiments  are  being  tried, 
which,  if  rightly  described  and  criticised,  would  be  informing  to  many  inquirers  ;  the 
chapters  should  be  extended  to  include  plans  of  the  best  apartment-houses  and 
country-clubs,  and  to  outline  the  most  recent  labor-saving  appliances,  electrical  and 
other,  introduced  in  city  hotels.  Another  theme  of  interest  to  women,  on  which  a 
useful  book  might  be  written,  is  investment.  The  rate  of  interest  on  sound  securities 
is  low  and  tends  to  become  lower.     Any  method  by  which  women  have  increased 


vi  Preface. 

their  incomes  from  investment  by  exercise  of  good  judgment  and  wise  supervision, 
deserves  to  be  known  to  other  women  with  a  little  property  from  which  returns  grow 
smaller  and  smaller.  Typical  cases  of  gain  and  of  loss  would  be  of  very  great  value 
for  encouragement  or  warning.  In  a  totally  different  field  England  has  given  us  an 
example  worth  copying.  Sixty  years  ago  Miss  Martineau  wrote  her  "  Tales  of  Politi- 
cal Economy  "  ;  twenty  years  ago  the  same  field  was  entered  by  Mrs.  Fawcett.  Both 
authors  showed  that  the  principles  underlying  the  right  management  of  a  national 
household  are  much  akin  to  those  which  rule  the  duty  and  the  work  of  an  industrious 
and  sensible  family.  Questions  of  currency,  taxation,  and  international  trade,  as 
now  debated  in  this  country,  could  readily  be  made  intelligible  if  cast  in  the  form  of 
stories.  With  skill,  these  stories  might  easily  develop  a  public  interest  in  economic 
righteousness,  now  scant  enough. 

The  editions  given  in  this  list  are  usually  the  cheapest  of  fair  quality.  At  the 
end  of  this  volume  publishers'  addresses  are  printed  in  full. 

The  figures  which  follow  the  notes  are  those  of  the  Decimal  Classification. 


CONTENTS. 


Fl<  riON  :  chosen  and  annotated  by  a  reviewer  for  The  Nation    . 
BIOGRAPHY  :  Assistant  Librarians  New  York  Free  Circulating  Library 

HISTORY:   Reuben  Gold  Thwaites 

Travel  and  Exploration:  Adelaide  R.  Hasse  .... 

LITERATURE:   a  selection    of  the    best  English  and  American  authors  in  the 
departments  of  Poetry  and  Belles-lettres:  G.  Mercer  Adam 

Mythology  and  Folk-lore:  Stewart  Culm 

Fine    Art:     Part    I.,    General,    Archaeology,    Glossaries,    and     Dictionaries 

Part    II.,     Painting    and    Sculpture;    Part    111.,    Architecture;    Part    IV. 

Minor  Decorative  Arts  :  Russell  Sturgis 

Music:  Henry  E.  Krehbiel 

EDUCATION:  the  Kindergarten  :  Angeline  Brooks 

EDUCATION  as  a  Science  and  an  Art:  Drawing,  Penmanship,  Shorthand, 
Grammar,    Composition,     Rhetoric,    Elocution,    Language,    Mathematics, 
Book-keeping,    Astronomy,    Physics   (including  Electricity) :    Edward    R 
Shaw 

Chemistry:  H.  Carrington  Bolton 

Geography  :  Edward  R.  Shaw 

Geology  :  E.  S.  Burgess 

Botany  :  D.  P.  Penhallow 

Natural  History  and  Human  Evolution  :  Olive  Thorne  Miller 

Psychology  :  E.  W.  Scripture 

Economic,  Social,  and  Political  Science:  George  lies 

Philosophy:  J.Clark  Murray 

Physical   Culture:    Hygiene,  Sanitation,  Nursing,  Emergencies:    Augusta 
H.  Leypoldt 

Self-culture:  Etiquette,  Clubs  for  women  and  girls:  Augusta  H.  Leypoldt 

Useful  Aris,  Livelihoods:  Augusta  H.  Leypoldt 

Country  Occupations:  the  Farm,  Orchard,  Kitchen  and  Market  Garden 
Dairy,  Poultry,  Bee-keeping,  Flower-garden,  Landscape  Gardening:  L.  H 
Bailey  and  B.  M.  Watson,  J r 

Domestic  Economy:  Augusta  H.  Leypoldt 

Amusements  and  Sports:  Alice  B.  Kroeger 

Works  of  Reference:  Helen  Kendrick  Johnson 

List  of  Periodicals 

Hints  for  a  Girls'  Club  with  a  Home  of  its  Own     . 

Outline  Constitution  and  By-laws  for  a  Girls'  Club 

A  Literary  Club  of  Girls  or  Women 

A  Woman's  CLUB 

Notes 

Publishers'  Addresses 

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FICTION 

CHOSEN    AND    ANNOTATED    BY    A    REVIEWER    FOR    "THE   NATION." 

In  preparing  this  list  the  choice  has  been  limited  to  two  hundred  and  fifty  American, 
British  and  Canadian  authors  and  their  principal  works.  While  the  object  has  been  to 
select  novels  and  tales  of  interest  to  girls  and  women,  great  literature  appeals  to  all  mankind, 
and  many  of  the  books  here  named  are  as  attractive  to  boys  and  men  as  to  their  sisters 
and  mothers.  Besides  the  acknowledged  masters  of  fiction,  the  present  list  includes  the 
writers  who,  without  being  great,  have  founded  schools  or  led  fashions,  also  the  authors  who 
have  passed  on  from  generation  to  generation  the  chief  traditions  of  novel-writing,  and  gradu- 
ally developed  the  art.  Unfortunately,  many  writers  of  fiction  enjoy  wide  popularity  with- 
out deserving  it;  of  this  class  the  vicious  and  depraved  are  unmentioned;  others,  without 
being  vicious,  are  frivolous  in  ideas  and  defective  in  taste  and  skill  ;  of  these  a  few  repre- 
sentatives are  introduced  with  a  word  of  warning. 

The  plan  in  drawing  up  this  list  is,  for  leading  authors,  first,  to  offer  brief  general 
characterizations;  to  follow  with  a  selection  of  their  best  works,  giving  a  short  note  to  each 
book;  lastly,  to  name  without  comment  a  few  more  of  their  works.  With  other  authors  a 
single  note  is  the  rule;  in  no  case  is  there  mention  of  all  an  author's  volumes.  In  many  cases 
a  wide  variety  of  editions  of  popular  novels  are  published;  from  among  these  editions  in  one 
volume,  in  cloth,  at  low  prices,  have  been  chosen;  and  also  fair  editions  in  paper.  The  pub- 
lishers' addresses  have  been  abbreviated.  The  figures  in  brackets  following  a  living  author's 
name  give  the  year  of  birth;  in  the  case  of  an  author  not  living,  also  the  year  of  death;  in 
some  cases  no  information  has  been  found.  The  first  note  after  an  author's  name  is  followed 
by  the  number  for  her  or  his  books  in  the  Decimal  Classification. 

Readers  who  desire  complete  lists  of  novels,  including  translations,  may  refer  to  "  The 
best  reading,"  by  F.  B.  Perkins,  with  its  supplements,  published  by  Putnam,  New  York. 
Wm.  M.  Griswold,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  issues  various  Lists  of  Fiction,  American  and  foreign, 
with  citations  from  leading  critical  reviews.  The  American  Library  Association,  through 
the  Library  Bureau,  publishes  "  Reading  for  the  young,"  compiled'  by  John  F.  Sargent, 
with  short  descriptive  notes;  its  department  of  fiction  is  comprehensive. 

New   York,  June,  1895. 


Aguilar,  Grace.     [1S16-1847.] 

An  English  writer  of  Spanish-Hebrew  extraction, 
who  had  at  heart  the  interests  of  her  race  in  all  that 
she  wrote.  Her  power  of  description  is  excellent,  and, 
although  her  dialogue  ^eems  often  old-fashicned.  her 
novels  retain  decided  interest.  Some  of  them  are 
based  on  the  persecutions  of  ihe  Jews,  as  recorded  in 
history,  others  describe  English  domestic  life.  Her 
style  is  graceful,  her  characterization  sympathetic,  her 
moral  tone  titrated.  823.80. 

Vai.f.  hi  Ci  dars.     N.  V..  Appleton,  ti. 

Expulsion  of  Jews  from  Spain  in  the  15th  century. 

Home  Influence.    N".  v.,  Appleton,  $i. 

English  home  life. 


Mother's  Recompense.  N\  V.,  Appleton,  $i. 

Sequel  to  "  Home  influence." 

Home  Scenes  and  Heart  Studies.     Nt.  Y., 

Appleton,  $1. 
Short  stories. 

Alcott,  Louisa  May.     |  1  -  ;2-iSSS.] 

A  New  England  writer  of  stories  for  young  girls. 
Her  wide  popularity  has  been  earned  by  her  power  of 
depicting  real  life,  her  sensible  and  stirring  inculca- 
tion of  truth,  kindness  and  courage.  Her  style  is 
sometimes  careless,  as  if  she  had  worked  too  hurriedly. 

Among  her  best  books  are  the  following  :    813.41. 


Fiction. 


LITTLE  Women,  or  Meg,  Joe,  Beth,  and  Amy. 

Bost.,  Roberts,  Si. 50. 

About  Miss  Alcott's  three  sisters  and  herself  in  their 
Concord  home.   The  book  that  made  the  author  famous. 

Little   Men:  Life    at    Plumfield   with   Joe's 
boys.     Bost.,  Roberts,  Si-50- 
Sequel  to   "  Little  Women." 

Eight   Cousins,    or     the  aunt-hill.       Bost., 
Roberts,  Si. 50. 

An   Old-eashioned   Girl.     Bost.,    Roberts, 

-1.50. 

About  a  pleasant,  sensible  country  girl  visiting  the 
city  and  afterwards  becoming  a  music  teacher. 

Work:  A  story  of  experience.   Bost.,  Roberts, 

1 1 .  50. 

How  a  girl  supported  herself  and  found  happiness 
in  her  work. 

Aldrich,  Thomas  Bailey.     [1S36-  .] 

A  New  England  poet,  novelist  and  writer  of  tales. 
His  short  stories  are  among  the  best  in  the  English 
language.  Each  episode  is  complete,  ingeniously  de- 
veloped and  generally  ended  whh  a  surprise,  which 
is  however  a  logical  inference  from  incident  and  char- 
acter. His  power  for  sketching  a  single  incident  is 
greater  than  for  sustained  narrative,  and  his  novels 
are  therefore  more  noticeable  for  brilliant  episodes 
than  for  continuous  interest.  813.44. 

Margery    Daw,   and   other   people.     Bost., 
Houghton,  Si. 50. 
Short  stories. 

The  Story  of  a  Bad  Boy.     Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, $1.25. 

Story  of  a  mischievous  but  truly  good,  natural  New 
England  boy.     Puritanism  is  characterized. 

Prudence  Palfrey.    Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50. 

Describes  New  England  people  with  humor  and 
satire. 

The  Queen  of  Sheba.     Bost.,    Houghton, 
Si. 50. 

Scene,  a  New  Hampshire  village,  afterwards  Switz- 
erland.    Fine  comparisons  of  natural  scenery. 

The  Stillwater  Tragedy.     Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, Si. 50. 
The  tragedy  is  a  murder.      Deals  with  the  labor 

problem. 

Two  Bites   at   a   Cherry.     Bost.,   Hough- 
ton, 1S93,  Si. 25. 
Short  stories. 

Alexander,    Mrs.    {pseudonym).      See    Hector, 
Mrs.  Annie  French. 

Allen,  James  Lane. 

A  Kentuckian  story  writer  of  rare  merit,  whose 
stories,  local  though  they  are  in  scene,  are  excellent 
in  plot,  construction  and  style.  His  diction  is  always 
refined  and  polished,  and  altogether  his  work  may  be 
c  haracterized  as  admirable,  and  :s  worthy  of  even 
wider  acceptance  than  it  has  found.  His  reputation 
w;is   made   by   his  descriptive    work,    "The  Blue  grass 

Regionoi  Kentucky."  813.40. 

A  Kentucky  Cardinal.    N.  v.,  Harper,  $1. 

The  storv  revolves  round  a  beautiful  red  breasted 
bird,  "the  Kentucky  cardinal."  Much  appreciation 
of  nature. 

Flute  AND  Violin,  and  other  Kentucky  tales 
and  romances.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 50. 

John  Gray  :  a  Kentuckian  tale  of  the  olden 
time.     Phila. ,  Lippincott,  $1 . 


Anstey,    F.  {pseudonym).     See  Guthrie,  Thom- 
as A. 

Arblay,   Mme.   Frances   (Burney)  d\     [1752- 

1840.] 

Englisb  18th  century  novelist.  She  modelled  her 
style  and  manner  on  the  famous  contemporary  realistic 
novelists,  Richardson  and  Fielding,  though  less  senti- 
mental and  more  humorous  than  the  former,  and  not 
comparable  with  the  latter  for  force  and  versatility. 
She  confined  herself  to  delineations  of  small  groups  in 
their  social  relations,  and  may  be  said  to  have  invented 
the  domestic  and  society  novel.  She  observed  keenly, 
had  original  insight,  much  ironical  humor  and  a  strong 
sense  for  comedy.  At  twenty-six  she  sprang  from  ob- 
scurity to  fame,  became  the  pet  of  London  society,  and 
for  over  half  a  century  remained  a  conspicuous  figure 
in  both  literary  and  fashionable  circles.  823.66. 

Evelina.    N.  Y.,  Macmillan,   2  vols.,  S'2. 

The  author's  first  and  best  book.  The  theme  is  the 
annoyance  caused  by  vulgar  relations  to  a  fashionable 
young  lady,  noble  on  one  side  of  the  house.  Some  of 
the  situations  are  admirably  comic  and  the  characters, 
though  now  appearing  a  little  formal,  survive  very 
fairly  the  wear  and  tear  of  a  century.  Contemporary 
society  pronounced  this  representation  of  itself  de- 
lightful and  its  verdict  has  been  accepted  by  posterity, 
which  also  accepts  Miss  Burney  as  the  first  of  English 
women  worthy  to  sit  among  the  classics. 

Cecilia.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  2  vols.,  $2. 

Argles,  Mrs.  Margaret  (H.).     See  Hungerford, 
Mrs.  Margaret  (Hamilton). 

Aristocracy:    an    anonymous  novel.     N.   Y., 

Appleton,  paper,  50  c. 

Was  written  as  a  satire  upon  the  many  flattering 
pictures  of  society  now  offered  the  public.  The  char- 
acters are  said  to  be  well-known  people.  "  Aristoc- 
racy "  delineates  stupid  and  wicked  men  and  women. 
It  depicts  barely  one  decent  character,  and  the  pano- 
rama of  English  life  is,  to  say  the  least,  depressing. 
The  style  is  very  pointed,  but  the  novel,  while  enter- 
taining, must  be  said  to  be  essentially  false  and  unsat- 
isfactory. 823.89. 

Atherton.  Mrs.  Gertrude  Franklin. 

A  Western  novelist  who  has  specially  sketched  Cali- 
fornia life.  About  ten  years  ago  she  had  decided,  but 
short-lived  popularity.  Her  stories  are  romantic  and 
interesting,  but  are  imperfect  in  form  and  carel  ss  in 
style.  813.49. 

Before  the  Gringo  Came.     N.  Y.,  J.  Selwin 

Tait,  $1  ;  paper,  50  c. 

Eleven  stories  of  California  life  before  the  Gringo 
or  American  came,  when  affairs  of  the  heart  were 
more  urgent  than  those  of  the  pocket. 

Los  Cerritos  :  a   romance  of  modern  times. 
N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  Si  ;  paper,  50  c. 

"Los  Cerritos"  is  an  abandoned  ranch  in  South- 
ern California,  on  which  poor  whites  and  Mexican 
half-  breds  have  "  squared  "  The  wealthy  owner  at- 
tempts to  eject  these  squatters,  and  the  consequences 
are  exciting. 

What  Dreams  May  Come.     Chic,  Belford, 
Clarke,  Si  ;  paper,  50  c. 

Austen,  Jane.     [1775— TS17.] 

English  novelist  of  domestic  and  social  life  in  the 
early  days  of  the  19th  century.  The  first  of  the  three 
great  English  women  in  fiction,  and,  as  an  artist  in 
letters,  more  finished  than  cither  Charlotte  Bronte  or 
George  Eliot.  The  only  notable  predecessor  in  her 
sphere  was  Frances  Burney,  the  author  of  "  Evelina  " 
Miss  Austen's  nove's  reproduce  with  singular  vivid- 
ness and  detail  the  minds  and  manners  of  her  period 
and  locality.  She  clung  closely  to  what  she  knew  and 
saw,  or  divined  from  observation.     A  great  world,  a 


Fiction. 


popular  movement,  a  polltit  .ii  ui.lu-.iv.il,  had  no  attrac- 
tion fortaer.  The  private  life  of  the  middle-class  pea 
pie  among  whom  she  lived  was  bei  only  material.  So 
scrupulously  did  she  avoid  the  exceptional  in  episode 
or  character,  so  studiously  shun  <li.iin.itK-  nirprise,  that 
her  capacity  tor  investing  lier  lengthy  narratives 
with  interest  seems  marvellous,  During  the  twenty 
years  of  her  literary  life  her  Btyle  knew  neither  devel- 
opment nor  deterioration.  It  was  always  absolutely 
fitted  to  her  theme.  Her  world  was  commonplace, 
rather  shallow  ;  living  always  in  awe  of  the  neighbors1 
opinions;  mostly  prone  to  trivial  deceits,  hypocrisy 
ana  spue,  not  largely  loving  oi  sympathetic.  Miss 
Austen  saw  it,  saw  through  it  and  laughed  at  it, 
showed  it  all  up  with  keen  but  not  unkindly  satire. 
Modern  enthusiasts  for  realism  declare  that  Jane  Aus- 
ten alone  has  achieved  that  in  English  fiction,  but  it  is 
w  ise  to  remember  her  limitation,  the  regions  of  actual 
life  of  thought  and  feelings  which  she  neither  could 
nor  would  touch.  Perhaps  no  one  of  her  novels  is 
really  better  than  another.  They  are  all  good,  with 
the  same  characteristics.  823.74. 

Pride  and  Prejudice.     N.  Y.,  Ward,  Si- 

This  novel,  within  strictly  defined  limits  of  action 
and  motive,  is  almost  perfect  in  scheme,  grouping  and 
expression. 

Sense  and  Sensibility.     N.  Y.  Ward,  75  c. 
M  wsKiF.i.n  Park.     N.  Y.,  Ward,  75  c. 
Emma.     N.  Y.,  Ward,  75  c. 
Northanger  Abbey.     N.  Y     Ward,  75  c. 
Persuasion.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  (1. 

"  Northanger  Abbey  "  and  "  Persuasion"  together 
in  1  vol.     N.  Y.,  Stokes,  $t. 

Austin,  Mrs.  Jane  Goodwin.    [1 831-1894.] 

New  England  writer  of  historical  novels  and  tales, 
especially  of  the  Puritan  colonists  of  Massachusetts. 
She  had  not  that  great  imagination  which  reproduces 
the  spirit  of  the  past,  and  was  a  trifle  too  conscientious 
about  the  letter  to  give  unity  and  an  appearance  of 
actuality  to  her  work.  Nevertheless  she  was  much  in 
sympathy  with  her  chosen  period  and  wrote  entertain- 
ingly of  the  struggles,  physical  and  spiritual,  of  her 
colonial  ancestors.  813.49. 

A  Nameless  Nobleman.     Bost.,  Houghton, 

$1.25;  paper,  50  c. 

Scene  aNew  England  village  preparing  for  the  recep- 
tion of  a  clergyman  who  is  bringing  home  his  wife. 
Distinctly  religious  in  tone. 

STANDISH   ok   Standish.     Bost.,   Houghton, 

Si. 25. 

A  story  of  the  pilgrims  of  Plymouth  Colony  in  the 
17th  century. 

Betty  Alden.    Host.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 
Sequel  to  "  Standish  of  Standish." 

David  Alden's   DAUGHTER.     Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, Si. 25. 

Twelve  stories,  each  representing  some  noteworthy 
character  or  history  of  colonial  times. 

Doctor    Le    Baron    and   His  Daughters. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  f  1.25. 

Relates  to  Plymouth  Colony  and  gives  further  de- 
tails about  Standish  of  Standish  and  his  friend  Betty 
Alden. 

The  Desmond  HUNDRED.     Host.,  Houghton, 
Si ;  paper,  50  c. 

Balestier,  Charles  Wolcott.      [1861-1891.] 

A  New  Yorker  who  wrote  fresh  and  vigorous  tales 
of  Western  life.  He  had  an  excellent  notion  of  a  story 
and  how  to  tell  it,  and   his  works  indicated  fine  ability 


which,  had  he  lived  longer,  would  doubtless  have 
panded  in  many  directions.  813.40. 

The    Average     Woman.      N.    Y.,    United 

States   Book  Co.,  $1.25. 

Benefits  Forgot.    N.  v.,  Appleton,  $1.50. 

NAULAHKA.      N.   V.,  Macmillan,  Si. ?<>;  paper, 
50  c. 
Written  in  collaboration  with  Rudyard  Kipling. 

Bangs,  John  Kendrick.     [1S62-.] 

A  New  York  humorous  author  of  delightfully  ab- 
surd stories  and  sketches,  who,  however,  has  a  ten- 
dency to  over-elaboration  and  dwells  too  continuously 
on  the  grotesque  or  merely  droll.  His  stories,  never- 
theless, are  bright  and  entertaining.  813.49. 

Coffee  and  Repartee.    N.  v.,  Harper,  513  c. 

The    Water   Ghost,    and    others.     N.  Y., 
Harper,  $1.25. 

Barlow,  Jane. 

An  Irish  writer  of  vivid  sketches  of  peasant  life  in 
Connaught  villages.  Her  characterization  is  pictur- 
esque and  delicate,  both  in  humor  and  pathos  ;  and  her 
descriptions  of  surroundings  are  minute  and  circum- 
stantial. Altogether  a  very  rare  and  unusual  artist  in 
a  homely  field.  823. 89. 

Irish  Idylls.     N.  Y.,  Dodd,  $1.25. 

Kerrigan's  Quality.     N.  Y.,   Dodd,  $1.25. 

Barr,  Mrs.  Amelia  Edith.   [1S31-.] 

An  Anglo-American  writer  of  novels  and  tales  his- 
torical and  modern.  Her  scenes  include  the  Scutch 
Highlands  and  Western  Isles  and  several  States  of  the 
Union.  Her  plan  is  simple  and  well  developed  and 
her  manner  unpretentious  and  sincere.  Whatever 
trials  her  people  endure  they  generally  survive  them, 
and  the  distribution  of  happiness  at  the  end,  if  old- 
fashioned  and  not  strictly  in  agreement  with  the  facts 
of  life,  is  eminently  satisfactory.  813.49. 

Jan   Yedder's   Wife.     N.   Y.,   Dodd,   $1.25; 

paper,  25  c. 

A  very  pretty  story  and  one  of  the  author's  best. 
The  characters  of  the  careless,  unstable  sailor  and  his 
cold,  self-righteous  wife,  are  cleverly  contrasted  and 
the  primitive  life  of  the  inhabitants  of  a  Shetland  vil- 
lage vividly  described. 

The  Bow  of  Orange  Ribbon.     N.  Y.,  Dodd, 

$1.25;  paper,  25  c. 

A  story  of  New  York  in  1756,  with  a  romance  be- 
tween a  Dutch  maiden  and  one  of  King  George's 
officers.     A  picturesque,  natural  and  amusing  story. 

Remember  the  Alamo.     N.  Y.,  Dodd,  $1.25. 

A  romantic  and  dramatic  tale  of  the  revolt  of  Ameri- 
cans in  Texas  against  Mexican  rule.  Davy  Crockett, 
Sam  Houston  and  Santa  Anna  figure  prominently  and 
the  storming  of  the  Alamo  is  the  great  incident. 

A  Daughter  of  Fife.     X.  Y.,  Dodd,  Si. 25. 

Last  ok   the   McAllisters.     \.  Y.,  Dodd, 
Si. 25. 

Barrie,  James  Matthew.    [1S60-.] 

Scotch  novelist  and  writer  of  tales,  plays  and  sketches. 
His  rapidly  achieved  reputation  rests  on  his  delineation 
of  poor,  plain  Scotch  people,  in  which  he  shows  clear 
understanding  both  of  the  poverty  of  their  external  life 
and  the  richness  of  their  spiritual  and  mental  life— a 
combination  far  from  rare  in  Scotland.  His  characters 
are  never  sentimentalized  or  caricatured,  but  whether 
the  situation  be  pathetic,  tragic  or  humorous,  he  man- 
ages to  touch  the  right  note  in  the  right  way  and  pro- 
duces an  effect  at  once  recognized  as  just.       823.89. 


Fiction. 


A  Window  in  Thrums.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Cor- 
yell, $i;  paper,  50  c. 

Jess  Hendry,  from  whose  window  the  village  of 
Thrums  is  painted,  is  one  of  the  author's  most  delicate- 
ly drawn  figures.  Her  family  and  friends  abound  in 
'  variety  of  force  and  fun,  but  in  Jess  there  is  an  ideal  of 
beauty  that  gives  the  book  moral  dignity  and  perma- 
nent literary  worth. 

Auld  Licht  Idylls.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell, 
(l ;  paper,  50  c. 

Sketches  of  members  of  a  seceding  branch  of  the 
Scotch  Church  — very  small  and  austere.  An  admira- 
able  work,  full  of  ironical  humor. 

The  Little  Minister.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Cor- 
yell, fi.25;  paper,  50  c. 

The  author's  best  novel  ;  very  romantic  in  plot  and 
realistic  in  presentation  of  scene  and  character.  The 
incidents  take  place  in  and  about  Thrums,  and  many 
of  the  people  introduced  in  the  sketches  of  Thrums  re- 
appear. 

When  a  Man's  Single.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Cor- 
yell, $1.25. 

Sketches,  perhaps  autobiographically,  the  early 
struggles  of  a  journalist  and  literary  man.  Full  of 
uncommon  sense. 

Baylor,    Prances    Courtenay    (Mrs.    Belger). 
[1S4S-.]  813.49. 

On  Both  Sides.     Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1.25. 

Really  two  stories,  one  of  an  American  family  in 
London,  the  other  of  an  English  family  in  America. 
The  author  (a  Southern  novelist)  has  lived  several 
years  in  England,  and  writes  intelligently  and  amus- 
ingly of  British  peculiarities,  while  her  knowledge  of 
American  character  is  thorough. 

JUAN  and  JUANITA.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50. 
Mexico  and  Texas  are  the  background  of  this  story, 
which  sketches  the  Indian  graphically. 

Claudia  Hyde.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 
A  capital  tale  of  life  in  Virginia. 


Beaconsfield,  Benjamin  Disraeli,  Earl  of. 
Disraeli.  B. 


See 


Beckford,  William.     [1759-1844.] 

Vathek  :    an   Oriental   tale.     N.    Y.,    Ward, 

Lock,  75  c. 

The  author  was  a  very  rich  and  eccentric  English- 
man, with  a  passion  for  seclusion  and  luxury.  His 
name  is  inseparably  connected  with  palaces  built  at 
Fonthill  in  Wiltshire,  and  Cintra  in  Portugal.  Though 
published  in  1784,  "Vathek"'  shows  little  influence 
cither  from  the  18th  century  realists  or  romanticists. 
It  is  unique  in  prose  as  the  "  Ancient  Mariner  "is  in 
poetry.  It  is  splendidly  imagined  and  sustainrd,  even 
to  the  final  doom  of  the  wicked  caliph  and  his  mon- 
strous mother  in  the  immortal  Hall  of  Eblis.    823.79. 

Bell,    Currer  {pseudonym).     See  Bronte,  Char- 
lotte. 

Bell,  Ellis  {pseudonym).     See  Bronte,  Emily. 

Bellamy,  Edward.     [1850-  .] 

LOOKING     Backward,     2000- 18S7.      Bost., 
Houghton,  $1  ;  paper,  50  c. 

A  vision  of  life  after  existing  forms  of  government 
have  been  overturned  and  socialism  has  been  long  estab- 
lished. It  made  an  immense  sensation  o"n  account  of 
its  interesting  presentation  of  the  attractive  fallacy 
that  equality  of  wealth  and  leisure  would  mean  uni- 
versal content.  It  is  worth  reading,  but  not  worth  l>c 
lieving  The  author  is  a  New  Englander  ;  his  interest 
in  economics  and  social  reform  is  clearly  stronger  than 
his  story-telling  power.  813.40. 

Besant,  Sir  Walter. 

[See  note  on   Besant,  Walter,  and   Rice,  J. inn    . 
low  mil;.  ] 

All  Sorts  and  Conditions  OF  Men.     N.  V. 
Harper,  Si. 25  ;  paper,  50  c. 

Interesting  plots  and  scenes  among  the  poor  in  Lon- 
don The  illustrations  of  how  the  rich  might  improve 
and  amuse  the  poor  suggested  the  building  of  the  Peo- 


ple's Palace.     Characterized   by  sincerity  and  enthusi- 
asm. 

Children  of  Gibeon.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25  ; 

paper,  50  c.  ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Similar  in  motive  to  "All  Sorts  and  Conditions  of 
Men." 

Dorothy  Forster.  Lond.,  Chatto,  3s.  6d. ; 
N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Historical  romance,  founded  on  the  Stuart  rising  in 
1715,  and  narrating  the  tragic  history  and  death  of  the 
Earl  of  Derwentwater.  A  very  fine  story,  but  unduly 
long. 

For  Faith  and  Freedom.  Lond.,  Chatto, 
3s.  6d. ;  N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  50  c;  Munro, 
paper,  25  c. 

A  good  romantic  and  dramatic  story  of  the  Mon- 
mouth rising  in  the  reign  of  James  II.  The  train  of 
events  includes  the  judicial  murders  authorized  by 
Justice  Jeffreys  after  the  battle  of  Sedgemoor  and  the 
selling  of  rebels  into  slavery  across  seas. 

St.    Katherine's   by  the   Tower.     N.    Y., 
Harper,  paper,  60c. 
Deals  with  the  French  Revolution. 

The  Rebel  Queen.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.50. 

Concerned  with  woman's  rights  and  wrongs. 

Beyond  the   Dreams  of  Avarice.     N.  Y., 

Harper,  S'1.50. 

Mr.  Besant's  latest  story  and  one  of  his  best.  Wills 
and  law-suits  are  the  theme. 

Armorel  of  Lyonnesse.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
$1.25;  paper,  50c.  ;    Munro,   paper,  25c. 

Herr  Paulus.  Lond.,  Chatto,  3s.  6d.;  N.  Y., 
Harper,  paper,  35  c.  ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  World  Went  Very  Well  Then. 
N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25  ;    Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Besant,  Sir  Walter,  and  Rice,  James.  [Bes- 
ant, 1S38- .]  [Rice,  1S46-18S2.] 
English  novelists,  historical  and  modern.  They  made 
a  reputation  when  writing  in  collaboration.  Their 
novels  had  more  go,  more  strength  and  wit  than  Mr. 
Besant's  individual  productions.  He,  however,  since 
Mr.  Rice's  death,  has  continued  to  grow  in  popular- 
ity. He  concerns  himself  considerably  with  modern 
social  problems,  and  is  profusely  sentimental  in  his  so- 
lutions rather  than  practical.  Thanks  to  constructive 
ability,  an  inexhaustible  supply  of  stories  and  a  smooth 
and  pleasant  manner,  all  his  books  are  fairly  agreeable 
and  many  entertaining.  823.89. 

The  Golden  Butterfly.  N.  Y.,  Lovell, 
Coryell,  $1. 

A  first-rate  modern  novel,  well  constructed,  dra- 
matic and  spirited.  The  scenes  are  laid  in  America 
and  England.  Mr.  Gilead  P.  Beak  is  as  typical  an 
American  of  the  commercially  adventurous  variety  as 
we  have  in  fiction. 

Ready  Money  Mortiboy.  N.  Y.,  Lovell, 
Coryell,  $1. 

Bishop,  William  Henry.    [1S47-.] 

A  New  England  writer  of  great  artistic  strength.  A 
close  observer  of  society  life,  he  constructs  his  story 
skilfully,  and  presents  an  organic  whole  which  leaves 
a  distinct  impression  on  the  reader.  His  characters  are 
clearly  outlined,  his  pathos  natural,  his  descriptive  pas- 
sages graphic.  813.49. 

DETMOLD.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

Describes  an  American  architect  pursuing  studies  in 
Europe. 

The  Golden    Justice.      Bost.,    Houghton, 
$1   25;  paper,  50c. 
A   vivid  picture   of  politics  and  industry'  in  a  bustling 


Fiction. 


Western  city.    The  description  of  the  havoc  wrought 
t>v  .1  tornado  is  powerful. 

Tiik  1 1< u  si  ok  \  Merchant  Princb.    Host., 

Houghton,  $]  ,35. 

New  York  society  life,  B  pungent,  well-sustained 
story. 

Choy  Susan.     Host.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

Short  stories. 

Black,  William.     [  1S41-  .  ] 

Scotch  novelist.  His  best  work  is  descriptive  of  life 
and  character  in  Scotch  Highlands  and  Western  Isles, 
His  descriptions  of  scenery  and  color  in  those  regions 
are  frequently  vivid  and  poetical  but  marred  by  elabo- 
ration. His  p'ots  arc  not  strong  and  revolve  round  a 
central  love  affair.  Sometimes  his  narratives  have 
great  sentiment  and  sweetness  ;  the  best  appeal 
strongly  to  imagination  and  emotion.  His  later  books 
are  inferior  to  his  earlier  and  are  a  rather  tiresome 
exhibition  of  fatal  fluency  in  composition.        823.89. 

A    Princess    of    Thule.      N.    Y.,    Harper, 

8oc;  Munro,  paper,  25c. 

Made  Mr.  Black's  reputation  and  introduced  the 
Isle  of  Skye  to  novel-readers.  The  character  of  the 
Princess  Sheila  is  very  fresh  and  fascinating  and  her 
whole  story  most  touching.  This  ranks  among  the 
best  modern  English  novels. 

Mr.  Black's  best  novels  after  this  are  : 

A  Daughter  of  Heth.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  Soc. ; 
paper,  35  c. 

In  Silk  Attire.  N.  Y.,  Harper  Soc. ; 
paper,  35  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Macleod  of  Dare.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  80c; 
paper,  60c.;  Munro,  paper,  25c. 

Strange  Adventures  of  a  Phaeton.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  Soc;  paper,  50c;  Munro,  paper, 
25  c. 

Blackmore,  Richard  Doddridge.  [1S25-.] 
English  novelist.  His  favorite  time  is  between 
ancient  and  modern  ;  his  best-loved  scene  the  County 
of  Devon.  His  design  is  romantic  and  his  character- 
ization, especially  of  rustics,  very  real.  His  style  is 
serious,  with  a  touch  of  quaintness,  and  his  humor 
grave  and  excellent.  He  ranks  among  the  first  of  liv- 
ing novelists.  823.89. 

Lorna    Doone.     N.    Y.,   Harper,  Si  ;  paper, 

40  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  author's  most  famous  and  romantic  novel.  It 
abounds  in  thrilling  adventures,  is  quite  intensely  ex- 
citing throughout.  The  scenes  described  in  Devon  are 
visited  and  explored  by  tourists  from  far  and  near. 

SPRINGHAVEN.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 50  ;  paper, 
25  c. 

A  tale  of  the  contemplated  invasion  of  England  by 
Napoleon  in  1805.  Roth  Napoleon  and  Nelson  appear 
on  the  scene,  and  their  great  fortunes  are  well  woven 
with  the  small  interests  of  the  little  seaside  village. 

Perlycross.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.75. 

An  excellent  novel  of  sixty  years  ago  in  Devr  nshire 
The  central  incident  is  improbable,  but  the  descriptions 
and  characters  are  delightful. 

Alice  Lorraine.    N.  Y.,  Hurt,  75  c.  ;  Munro, 
paper,  25  c. 
Regarded  by  the  author  as  his  best  novel. 

Kn  wi>  KlTTY.  \".  V.,  Harper,  Si. 25; 
paper,  35  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Erkma.     X.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  50  c. 

The  Fortunes  "i  Sir  Thomas  Upmore 
(Tommy  Upmore).  N.  v..  Harper,  50c; 
paper,  35  c. 


Boldrewood,  Rolf  {pseudonym ).     See  Browne, 
T.  A. 

Boyesen,  Hjalmar  Hjorth.    [1848-.] 

A  New  \ '■  irk  writer  of  novels  and  tales.  A  Norwe- 
gian by  birth.  His  composition  is  fluent  and  natural, 
and  his  observation  of  American  life  pretty  accurate 
and  comprehensive.  He  is  a  devoted  disciple  of  the 
realistic  school,  and  has  little  imagination  or  fancy. 

813.49. 

The  Mammon  of  Unrighteousness.    N*.  v., 
Lovell,  Coryell,  $1.25;  paper,  50  c. 

The  Light  of  Her  Countenance.     N.  Y., 
Appleton,  75  c. 

Braddon,  M.  E.     See  Maxwell,  Mrs.  M.  E. 

Bread- Winners)  The.     N.    Y.,    Harper,  Si; 
paper,  50  c. 

An  anonymous  novel  of  rather  remarkable  force. 
One  of  the  first  works  of  fiction  in  which  the  antagon- 
ism of  capital  and  labor  was  discussed.  After  ten 
years  it  remainsone  of  the  best.  The  scene  is  in  Ohio, 
and  the  tragedy  turns  on  the  iron-workers'  strike.  The 
story  is  pre-eminently  realistic  and  perfectly  frank  in 
characterization.  813-49. 

Bronte,    Charlotte  ("  Currer    Bell").      [1S21- 

1855.] 

English  novelist  of  middle  period  of  19th  century. 
One  of  the  most  striking  personalitiesin  English  fiction; 
her  novels  are  wholly  an  expression  of  that  personality. 
Her  actual  experience  was  very  limited,  and  of  a  kind 
that  distorted  an  impetuous  and  fiery  spirit.  She  poured 
her  soul  out  in  her  books  with  painful  bitterness  and 
tremendous  passion.  She  broke  up  the  literary  conven- 
tion which  represented  women  as  tame,  passionless 
beings,  and  showed  them  conscious  of  an  independent 
existence,  hopelessly  battling  against  ciicumstances. 
The  modern  reader  is  most  surprised  by  the  submis- 
sive attitude  towards  men  assumed  to  be  the  correct 
one,  by  the  almost  ridiculous  qualities  ascribed  to  men, 
and  believed  by  the  author  to  be  natural  and  admirable, 
and  by  the  readiness  of  her  real, thinking,  feeling  women 
to  fall  madly  in  love  with  these  imaginary  and  gener- 
ally detestable  gods.  Nevertheless,  her  purely  subjec- 
tive novels  have  all  the  excitement  of  those  dependent 
on  thrilling  plot  and  incident.  In  delineating  the  man- 
ners of  people  of  whom  she  had  no  actual  knowledge 
(her  heroes  included),  her  inexperience  is  evident;  her 
style  is  direct  and  keen,  but  too  poignant  for  modern 
taste.  Her  books  are  simply  the  cry  of  a  soul  for  some- 
thing that  life  refused,  and  will  probably  be  read  as 
long  as  humanity  is  capable  of  the  sensation  of  passion- 
ate pity.  823.81. 

Jane    Eyre.     Nt.  Y.,  Lovell,    Coryell,  50  c; 

Warne,  paper,  25  c. 

The  author  s  first  published  work.  The  subject  is 
the  love  of  a  governess  Jane  Eyrr,  for  her  employer, 
Rochester.  As  a  lover  Rochester  is  magnificent  ;  as  a 
man  execrable  and  a  little  ludicrous.  At  the  time  of 
the  publication  the  book  was  widely  described  as  im- 
moral, many  British  critics  being  so  horrified  by  Jane 
Eyre's  passion  of  love  that  they  quite  overlooked  the 
nobility  of  her  renunciation.  Times  have  changed. 
Immorality  is  now  the  last  charge  which  one  would 
think  of  making  against  Miss  Bronte. 

SHIRLEY.     Phila.,  Lippincott,   ?o  c. ;  Warne, 

paper,  25  c. 

The  fidelity  of  description  of  places  and  people  in 
Yorkshire  revealed  the  identity  of  "  Currer  Bell  with 
Charlotte  Bronte1.  The  introduction  of  machiner) 
with  its  liTo  is  tor  good  and  evil  suggested  much  of 
this  story.  The  portraits  of  the  clergy  arc  among  the 
most  striking  results  of  the  authors  penetrating  ob- 
servation. 

Villette.     Phila.,  Lippincott,  50  c. 

The  story  is  founded  on  Miss  Bronte's  experience  as 


Fictim. 


a  teacher  in  a  school  in  Brussels.  Such  splendidly 
drawn  characters  as  Mme.  Beck  and  Monsieur  Paul  in- 
dicate the  greatness  Miss  Bronte  might  have  achieved 
had  her  life  been  fuller  and  wider.  Monsieur  Paul  is 
her  only  real  man  minutely  portrayed,  but  even  he  is 
given  the  benefit  of  the  author's  devout  belief  in  the 
God-given  superiority  of  the  male  sex.  The  original 
ending  of  "  Villette  "  was  so  painful  to  the  public  that 
a  paragraph  was  added  in  subsequent  editions  which 
suggests  a  mitigation  of  tragedy. 

Bronte,  Emily   ("Ellis    Bell").     [1819-1S49.] 

Wuthering  Heights.  Harper,  $1;  Rout- 
ledge,  So  c. 

The  only  novel  of  the  younger  sister  of  Charlotte 
Bronte.  A  remarkable  production  of  a  gloomy  imagi- 
nation. The  chief  character,  Heathcliffe,  is  probably 
the  most  monstrous  in  fiction,  too  inhuman  even  to  ex- 
cite hatred.  The  power  of  the  book  is  as  indisputable 
as  its  repulsiveness:  and  in  several  ways  it  shows  crea- 
tive ability  superior  to  that  of  the  more  famous  sister. 
No  pleasure  can  be  derived  from  reading  it,  and  its 
only  claim  for  continued  existence  is  that  of  a  curiosity 
in  literature.  823.89. 

Broughton,  Rhoda.     [1840-.] 

English  society  novelist,  frequently  as  silly  as  any 
other  of  her  class,  but  not  so  worthless  as  many.  Her 
early  stories,  chiefly  about  impoverished  girls  of  great 
beauty,  good  birth  and  bad  manners,  are  vivacious, 
funny,  with  moments  of  intense  and  genuine  passion, 
and  not  infrequent  wit.  Her  ideas  of  morals  are  gen- 
erally sentimental  and  wrong,  but  her  conduct  of  a 
love-story  often  shows  natural  talent  and  rather  un- 
common skill.  823.89. 

Cometh  up  as  a  Flower.  N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
Si;  paper,  30  c. 

Not  Wisely  but  too  Well.  N.  Y.,  Apple- 
ton,  $1;  paper,  30  c. 

Good-Bye,  Sweetheart.  N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
$1;  paper,  30  c. 

Red  as  a  Rose  is  She.  N.  Y. ,  Appleton,  $1 ; 
paper,  30  c. 

Brown,  Charles  Brockden.     [1771-1S10.] 

The  first  American  who  adopted  literature  as  his 
profession.  His  romances,  written  towards  the  close 
of  the  eighteenth  century,  hold  a  high  place  in  ihe 
early  development  of  American  fiction.  His  plots 
are  impossible,  his  diction  stilted,  and  yet  he  has  art 
enough  to  hold  and  keep  the  interest  of  his  reader. 

813.23. 

WlELAND,     or    the    transformation.     Phila., 

McKay,  75  c. 
Arthur    Mervyn,   or  memoirs  of    the  year 

1793.     Phila.,  McKay,  75  c. 

Browne,  Thomas  Alexander  ("Rolf    Boldre- 

wood ").     [1S27-.] 

An  Australian  writer  of  stirring  stories  of  adventure 
in  the  mines  and  bush  country.  His  style,  vigorous 
and  rapid,  befits  his  themes.  The  most  original  of  his 
tales  is  "  Robbery  Under  Arms."  823.89. 

Robbery  Under  Arms.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 

Si. 25. 
The  Squatter's  Dream.     Macmillan,  Si. 25. 
A  Modern  Buccaneer.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 

Si. 25. 

Buchanan,  Robert  (Williams).     [1S41-.] 

A  Scotch  poet  and  novelist  of  somewhat  melodra- 
matic tendency.  He  is  uneven  in  excellence  ;  an  able 
delineator  of  character.  His  descriptive  passages  are 
often  overwrought  and  wordy.  823.89. 

The  MASTER  of  the  Mine.  Lond.,  Chatto, 
3s.  6d.;  N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 


The  Shadow  of  the  Sword.    Lond.,  Chatto, 
3s.  6d. ;  N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 
A  story  of  the  Napoleonic  conscriptions. 

Foxglove  Manor.     Lond.,  Chatto,  3s.  6d. 

God  and  the  Man.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper, 
20  c. 

Bulwer-Lytton,  Edward  George  Earle  Lyt- 
ton.     [1803-1873.] 

English  novelist,  dramatist  and  poet  of  middle  period 
of  19th  century.  The  generally  good  level  of  his  work, 
its  variety  and  quantity  are  perhaps  not  equalled  by 
any  other  English  novelist,  yet  not  one  of  his  books 
takes  rank  with  the  best.  He  had  a  romantic  imagina- 
tion, worldly  wisdom,  literary  cultivation,  distinguished 
elegance  and  facile  eloquence,  yet  he  never  convinced 
the  mind  or  very  deeply  touched  the  feelings.  The 
best  reason  for  this  failure  is  perhaps  because  he  lacked 
sincerity  and  penetration,  always  conveying  the  im- 
pression that  his  people  could  never  have  been  and 
done  exactly  what  he  said  they  were  and  did.  Some 
critics  deny  him  originality,  but  that  is  not  quite  fair. 
He  had  wonderful  aptitude  for  following  the  public  s 
fickle  fancy,  and  his  whole  work,  extending  over  fifty 
years,  represents  a  dozen  different  and  transient  fash- 
ions in  fiction.  His  novels  may  be  roughly  divided  into 
historical,  social,  and  fanciful  or  mystical.  Of  the  his- 
torical group  the  best  are  : 

The  Last  Days  of  Pompeii. 

Harold,  the  Last  of  the  Saxons. 

Rienzi,  the  Last  of  the  Tribunes.  N.  Y., 
Routledge,  60c,  $1,  or  Si. 25  each;  paper, 
25  c.  each. 

Of  the  social  novels,  also  representing  stages  of  the 
author's  literary  development,  the  best  are  : 

Pelham,  or  the  Adventures  of  a  Gentle- 
man.    1  vol. 

Paul  Clifford,     i  vol. 

Eugene  Aram,     i  vol. 

The  Caxtons.     i  vol. 

My  Novel.  2  vols.,  $1.25  each;  3  vols.,  60c. 
or  Si  each;  2  vols.,  paper,  25  c.  each. 

What  Will  He  Do  with  It  ?     2  vols, 

Kenf.lm    Chillingly,     i   vol.     N.  Y.,   Rout- 
ledge,  all  the  preceding  60c,  Si,  or  Si. 25 
per  vol. ;  paper,  25  c .  per  vol. 
Of  the  fanciful  or  mystical  books  the  best  are  : 

Zanoni. 

A  Strange  Story. 

The  Comim;  Race.'    N.  Y.,  Routledge,  60c, 

Si,  or  Si. 25  each;  paper,  25  c.  each 

"  The  Coming  Race  "  is  hardly  a  novel  but  a  vision  of 
a  future  state  of  society,  some  portions  of  which  now 
appear  prophetic. 

Buiiner,  Henry  Cuyler.     [1855-.] 

New  York  journalist  and  writer  of  verse  and  tales. 
The  form  in  which  he  embodies  an  incident  humorous, 
pathetic,  or  sentimental  is  admirable  and  his  style  par- 
ticularly light,  neat  and  happy.  813.49. 

The  Midge.    N.  Y.,  Scribner,  Si;  paper,  50c. 

A  charming  story  of  the  French  quarter  in  Sew 
York. 

Story  of  a  New  York  House.  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  S1.25. 

Zadoc  Pine,  and  other  stories.  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  $1;  paper.  50  c. 


Fiction. 


Short  Sixes.  N.  Y.,  Keppler,  (i  ;  paper, 
50  c. 

Moke  Short  Sixes.      N.  Y.,   Keppler,  $1; 

paper,  50  c. 

Bunyan,  John.     [162S-16SS.] 

Pilgrim's  Progress.  Good  editions  in  large 
type  are  published  by  the  American  Tract 
Society,  by  Routledge,  and  others,  from 
50  c.  up.     Also,  N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Written  in  Bedford  Jail  and  published  in  1678.  One 
of  the  greatest  of  imaginative  prose-works.  Every- 
body should  read  it  and  persist  in  admiring  it. 

823.42. 

Burnett,  Mrs.  Prances  Hodgson.     [1S49-.] 

Anglo-American  novelist  and  story-writer.  Her 
work  has  some  dramatic  strength  with  vivacity  in  de- 
scription and  dialogue.  The  motive  is  often  feeble  but 
the  interest  in  events  well  sustained.  813.48 

That  Lasso'  Lowries.   N.  Y.,  Scribner, $1.25; 

paper,  50  c. 

A  story  of  Lancashire  coal-miners.  Much  stronger 
than  the  author's  later  work;  well  imagined  and  sus- 
tained. 


N.  Y.,  Scribner, 


Little  Lord  Fauntleroy. 

?2. 

Story  of  a  boy  born  in  America  of  poor  parents,  who 
turned  out  to  be  a  lord.  The  idea  is  not  original,  but 
the  child  is  engaging,  and  the  circumstances  are  pret- 
tily narrated.  The  Dook  was  and  continues  to  be  very 
popular. 

Through   One    Administration.       N.    Y., 
Scribner,  $1.50. 

A  prolix  unnatural  story  of  Washington  life,  neither 
artistically  written  nor  truthfully  observed. 

A  Fair  Barbarian.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1.25; 
paper,  50  c. 

Louisiana.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1.25. 

Burney,  Frances.     See  Arblay,  Mme.  F.  B.  d'. 

Burnham,  Mrs.  Clara  Louise.     [rS54-.] 

A  New  England  writer  of  graceful  love-stories  char- 
acterized by  naturalness  and  clearness  of  plot  and  dia- 
logue. Her  style  is  fresh  and  her  stories  wholes  me 
and  entertaining.  813.49. 

Dearly  Bought.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

Next     Door.       Bost.,    Houghton,     $1.25  ; 
paper,  50  c. 

No    Gentlemen.     Bost.,   Houghton,    $1.25; 
paper,  50  c. 

Young  Maids  and  Old.     Bost.,  Houghton, 
$1.25;  paper,  50  c. 

Bynner,  Edwin  Lassetter.     [1852-.] 

American  historical  novelist.  His  scenes  are  in  Co- 
lonial times,  or  in  the  early  days  of  the  Republic.  He 
holds  his  narrative  well  together  and  draws  pictures  of 
bygone  manners  and  historical  incidents  skilfully  and 
pleasantly.  813.49. 

The  Begum's  Daughter.     Bost.,  Houghton, 

>r.2-. 

A  tale  of  New  Amsterdam  in  1689.  The  plot  is  not 
coherent,  but  the  episode  of  the  Leisler  rebellion  in 
New  York  is  admirably  told. 

Penelope's     Suitors.       Bost.,     Houghton, 

boards,  50c. 

A  very  pretty  tale  told  by  Penelope  Pelham,  and 
setting  forth  her  love-story  with  that  of  Richard  Bel- 
lingham,  Governor  of  Massachusetts. 


ZACHARY     l'liil'S.      Host.,    Houghton,    $1.25; 

paper,  50  c. 

Story  of  a  Boston  boy  who  took  part  in  the  mysteri- 
ous Western  expedition  of  Aaron  Burr.  Exciting  and 
picturesque. 

Cable,  George  Washington.      [1S44-.] 

Southern  novelist.  His  scenes  are  mostly  in  New 
Orleans  or  those  parts  of  Louisiana  where  the 
Creole  element  is  large  and  the  ideas  of  the  French 
regime  are  not  quite  forgotten.  Whether  or  not  his 
representation  is  truthful  is  a  matter  of  dispute.  The 
strange  dialect  used  in  conversation  detracts  for  many 
from  the  pleasures  of  his  narratives,  which  are  pictur- 
esque and  agreeably  imagined,  but  rather  formless  and 
discursive.  813.49. 

Dr.  Sevier.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1.25;  paper, 
50  c. 

The  Grandissimes.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1.25  ; 
paper,  50  c. 

Madame  Delphine.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  75  c. 
Short  stories. 

Old  Creole  Days.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1.25; 
paper,  2  vols.,  60c. 

Strange  True  Stories  of  Louisiana.  N.Y., 
Scribner,  $1.25. 

Caine,  Thomas  (Henry)  Hall.     [1S53-.] 

English  romantic  novelist,  whose  particular  domain 
is  the  Isle  of  Man.  He  interprets  primitive  people  whose 
emotional  nature  is  stronger  than  reason  ;  he  develops 
them  through  circumstances  always  dramatic  and  fre- 
quently tragic.  With  a  fine,  poetical  imagination,  he 
combines  constructive  ability,  and  can  so  group  his 
people  and  events  as  to  give  unity  and  force  to  long 
and  involved  narration.  His  chief  fault  is  a  tendency 
to  melodrama  and  exaggeration  of  sentiment. 

823.89. 

The  Scapegoat.  N.  Y.,  U.  S.  Book  Co., 

Si. 25,  paper,  50c. 

Morocco  and  its  people  are  portrayed.  The  charac- 
ter of  Israel  is  drawn  with  uncommon  force. 

The  Shadow  of  a  Crime.  Bost.,  Joseph 
Knight  Co.,  $1.50;  N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper, 
20  c. 

Less  sombre  than  usual  with  the  author.  As  good 
for  descriptions  of  Cumberland  as  "  Lorna  Doone  for 
Devon. 

The   Deemster.      N.    Y.,    Appleton,    75  c; 

paper,  50c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

A  strong,  tragic  novel,  of  which  the  scene  is  laid  in 
the  Isle  of  Man  about  the  beginning  of  the  18th  cen- 
tury. The  sternness  of  the  tragedy  is  relieved  by  com- 
edy, but  the  lasting  impression  is  a  sense  of  desolation 
and  wreck  after  a  war  of  passion. 

She's  All  the  World  to  Me,  N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, paper,  25  c. 

A  poetical  and  beautiful  story  of  love  and  friend- 
ship. The  heroic  devotion  of  Danny  Fayle  is  one  of 
the  most  touching  episodes  in  modern  fiction. 

The  Manxman.    N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $1.50. 

Mr.  Caine's  most  elaborate  novel.  The  scheme  in- 
cludes all  kinds  and  conditions  of  Manxmen.  Interest 
is  well  sustained  even  to  the  painful  but  logical  finish. 
The  Manxman,  Pete,  is  a  tiresome  person,  noisy  and 
too  primitive.  The  woman  for  whom  two  lives  are 
wrecked  is  worthless,  and  there  is  a  fundamental  im- 
probability in  the  assumption  at  the  end  that  there 
could  ever  be  happiness  for  Philip  Christian  in  his 
union  with  her. 

Calmire.      N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  4th  edition,    re- 
vised, St.  50. 
An  anonymous  novel,  treating  current  questions  of 


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religion  and  social  reform  from  a  rationalistic  point 
of  view.  Rather  crudely  written,  with  lively  epigram 
here  and  there.  813.49. 

Cambridge,  Ada. 

Australian  novelist.  Her  scenes  are  in  Australia 
and  England  and  her  stories  descriptive  of  social  and 
domestic  life  in  both  countries.  A  simple  love  plot, 
nice  descriptions,  and  amusing  dialogue  are  smoothly 
and  agreeably  woven  together.  823.89. 

The  Thref.  Miss  Kings.     N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
§i ;  paper,  50  c. 

My  Guardian.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si;  paper, 
50  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Not   All   In  Vain.      N.  Y.,    Appleton,    $1; 
paper,  50c. 

Carey,  Rosa  Nouchette. 

Popular  English  writer  of  stories  for  young  girls. 
Her  manner  is  easy  and  pleasant,  and,  though  she  has 
nothing  startling  to  tell,  she  invests  simple  affairs  with 
interest.  823.89. 

Not    Like   Other    Girls.     Phila.,    Lippin- 
cott,  Si;  N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Aunt     Diana.     Phila.,     Lippincott,     fi.25; 
N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Merle's  Crusade.    Phila.,  Lippincott,  Si. 25; 
N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Carroll,  Lewis  {pseudonym).  See  Dodgson,  C.  L. 

Catherwood,  M> s.  Mary  Hartwell.  [1S47-.] 
Western  writer  of  tales  founded  on  heroic  and 
picturesque  incidents  of  the  French  settlement  of 
Canada  in  the  17th  century.  If  she  does  not  always 
give  evenis  and  personages  their  real  historic  signifi- 
cance, she  at  least  introduces  them  readably  to  the 
public.  813.49. 

Romance  of  Dollard.     N.  Y.,  Century  Co., 

Si- 25. 

Lady  of  Fort  St.  John.     Bost.,  Houghton, 
$1.25;  paper,  50c. 

Story  of  Tonty.     Chic,  McClurg,  Si. 25. 

Chanler,  Mrs.  Amelie  (Rives).     [1S63-] 

Virginian  novelist.  813.49. 

A  Brother  to  Dragons,  and  other  stories. 

N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 

Stories  which  show  imagination  and  genuine  literary 
force,  indicating  but  slightly  the  tendency  to  ridiculous 
extravagance  in  the  representation  of  passion  which 
characterizes  the  author's  later  books,  and  dooms 
them  to  well-deserved  oblivion. 

Charles,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Rundell).     [182S-.] 
An  English  writer.  823.89. 

Chronicles  ok  the  Sihonberg-Cotta  Fam- 
ily.   N.  Y.,  Dodd,  fi. 

An  interesting  but  somewhat  tedious  story  of  T.uther 
and  the  Reformation  in  Germany.  The  pictures  of 
manners  anil  religions  strife  are  thoughtful  and  in- 
formed. Most  of  the  author's  works  deal  with  histori- 
cal episodes  involving  social  and  political  revolution,  in 
which  religious  emotion  has  been  a  promipent  I 

TheDraytons  and  the  Davenants.     N.  Y., 

Dodd, 

Diary  of  Kitty  Trevelyan.     N.  Y.,  Dodd, 
$1. 

Winifred  Bertram.     N.  Y.,  Dodd,  Si. 


Church    Mrs.    Ross.       See    Lean,    Mrs.     Flor- 
ence (Marryat). 

Clemens,        Samuel       Langhorne        ("  Mark 
Twain").     [1S35- .] 

The    Prince    and   the  Pauper.     Hartford, 

American  Pub.  Co.,  Si. 

A  charming  little  tale,  fundamentally  serious, 
though,  of  course,  touched  with  the  author's  irre- 
pressible fun.  The  real  worth  of  this  story  has  been 
rather  lost  sight  of — a  pity — for  greater  popularity 
might  have  inspired  the  author  to  further  effort  in  a 
similar  vein.  813.49. 

Cobbleigh,  Tom  (fseudonym).     See  Raymond, 
W. 

Collins,  William  Wilkie.     [1S24-1SS9.] 

English  novelist  of  middle  period  of  19th  century. 
He  was  a  master  in  construction  of  intricate  plots 
and  direct,  convincing  narrative.  In  developing  the 
awfullest  mystery,  or  untying  the  hardest  knots,  his 
method  was  marvellously  clear  and  his  vision  of  the 
end  unclouded.  Some  of  his  people  are  rather  im- 
pressive villains,  but  mostly  they  count  only  as  figures 
for  carrying  on  the  action.  He  was  really  a  great 
story-teller,  independent  of  school,  or  fashion,  or  fad. 

823.89. 
The   Moonstone.     N.     Y.,     Harper,    Si. 25  ; 
Burt,  75  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

This  story  of  the  adventures  of  a  jewel  of  fabulous 
worth  is  the  best  example  of  the  author's  genius  for  in- 
venting a  puzzle,  and  solving  it  with  extraordinary 
patience  and  precision.  It  fascinates  attention  and  is 
the  best  story  of  its  kind  in  the  language. 

Man    and    Wife.      N.    Y.,    Harper,    Si. 25  ; 

Burt,  75  c. ;  Munro,  paper,  2  vols.,  each  25  c. 

The  plot  turns  on  the  complications  arising  from 
lax  Scotch  marriage  laws.  By  some  good  critics  con- 
sidered the  author's  best  book. 

The    Woman   in   White.     N.    Y.,    Harper, 

Si. 25  ;  Burt,    75c;   Munro,  paper,  2  vols., 

each  25  c. 

No  Name.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 25  ;  paper, 
60 c.  ;  Burt,  75c;  Munro,  paper,  2  vols., 
each  25  c. 

The  Dead  Secret.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  81.25; 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Armadale.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25  ;  paper, 
60 c. ;  Burt,  75  c;  Munro,  paper,  2  vols., 
each  25  c. 

Conway,  Hugh  {pseudonym).     See  Fargus,  F.  J. 

Cooke.  Rose  Terry.     [1827-1892.] 

A  New  England  writer  of  tales  of  farm  life  with  its 
picturesque  idiom.  She  dwells  on  the  more  sombre  as- 
pects of  the  past,  and  her  stories  are  often  gloomy.  She 
is  a  close  observer  of  character  and  manners.    813.49. 

Somebody's  Neighbors.     Post.,   Houghton, 
Si. 25.;  paper,  50c. 
Short  stories. 

STEADFAST.  Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 35  ;  paper, 
50  c. 

The  Sphinx's  Children.     Bost.,  Houghton, 
$1.25. 
Short  stories,  including  "  The  Deacon's  Week,"  one 

of  her  best. 

Happy  Dodd.     Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 25. 

The  Deacon's  Week.  N.  Y.,  Putman, 
paper,  25  c. 

Huckleberries  Gathered  from  New  Eng- 
land hills.     Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 25. 


Fiction. 


Cooper,  James  Fenimore.     [1789-1851.] 

New  \'  iik  novelist  >>t  early  pari  of  the  lotta  century 
He  cheated  the  romantic  Ideal  of  the  North  Amei 
Indian,    His  sum,-,  are,  of  course,  full  of  thrilling  ad- 
venture, and  his  descriptions  of  forest  life  and  bo 
fresh  .mil  enchanting.    Leather-Stocking,  tin.-  prim 
pioneers,  appears  in  several  of  the  novels.    The  best  of 
the  Indian  stones  are:  813.24. 

Tin    Drerslayer.    The  Lam- of  the  Mo- 
hicans.   I'm-  Pathfinder.  The  Pioneers. 

X.  V..  Appleton,  each  $1  ;  Lovell,  Coryell, 
each  75  c;  Munro,  paper,  each  25  c. 
Sc-.i  tales : 
Thk  Pilot.  The  Water- Witch.  W inc.  and 
Win.;.  The  Red  Rover.  The  Two  Admi- 
rals. X.  V..  Appleton,  each  $1  ;  Lovell. 
Coryell,  each  75  c;  Munro,  paper,  each 
25  c. 

His  sea  tales  are  less  popular  than  the  forest  stories, 
but  art-  almost  as  good  an. I  drawn  equally  from  tin-  au- 
thor's experience.  Long  Tom  Coffin  (in  "The  Pilot  ") 
is  among  the  famous  people  in  fiction. 

TheSpy.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $1;  Munro,  paper, 
25  c. 

\  si  iry  of  the  American  Revolution,  in  which  Gen. 
Washington  and  one  of  his  trusted  spies  play  promi- 
nent parts. 

THE  BRAVO.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $1;  Munro, 
paper,  25  c. 

Work-.     X.  Y.,  Appleton,  32  vols.,  §32. 

Corelli,  Marie  {pseudonym).     SW  Mackay,  M. 

Cotes,      Mrs.      Sara      Jeannette     (Duncan). 
[1862-.]  813.49. 

Canadian  writer  of  travels  and  tales.  Her  percep- 
tion of  weakness  and  eccentricity  is  quick  and  her  ob- 
servation of  things  original  ;  so  without  imagination  or 
sentiment,  she  writes  a  pleasant  and  lively  tale.  813.49. 

[For  her  "  A  Social  Departure,"  see  Travel.] 

An  American  Girl  in  London.  N.  Y., 
Appleton,  §1.50;  paper,  75  c;  Munro,' 
paper,  25  c. 

Thk  Simple  Adventures  ok  a  Mem  Sahib. 
X.  V.,  Appleton,  $1.50. 

A  Daughter  of  To-Day.     N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
.50. 

Vernon's  Aunt.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si. 25. 

Couch,   Arthur  Thomas  Quiller  ("  Q  "). 

An  English  novelist  and  story  writer.,)'  considerable 
cleverness.  He  has  a  peculiarly  happy  faculty  ol  hit- 
ting off  the  traits  of  middle-class  folk.  Detached  epi- 
s  are  <  specially  vivid,  and  hence  he  succeeds  best  in 
short  stories,  of  which  he  has  published  many.  His 
work  shows  much  humor  and  is  always  picturesque. 
Cornwall  is  the  scene  of  most  of  his  writing.      823.89. 

The  Blue  Pavilions.    N.  Y.,  Cassell,  m  .25  , 

paper,  50  c. 

SPI  ENDID    SPUR.      X.  V.,  Cassell,  75c; 
paper,  50c;    Harper,  paper,  35c. 

Thk  Delectable  Duchy.    X.  v.,  Macmillan, 

1 1  :   paper,  s 

Craddock,  Charles  Egbert  {pseudonym). 

Murfree,  Mary  X. 

Craigie,  Mrs.  *****   ("John  Oliver  Hobbes"). 

Novelist  of  American  birth  but  English  by  adoption. 
She  writes  light  sketches  of  English  aristocratic  and 
artistic  society,  involving  a  short  intrigue.     Her  people 


are  flimsy,  but  attractive,  and  their  talk  is  too  brilliant 
to  be  natural.    Their  frivolity  seems  generally  tab 

assumpti 1  people  bent  upon  con 

ting  oti  seriousness.   Thus,  in  Bpiteofan  appear; 

nil  ism  and  pessimism,  tin-  author  really  r. 
the  sorrow  and  folly  of  sin,  the  existent  e  and  : 

goodness,  so,  if  read  aright,  she  gives  a  deeper  impres- 
sion of  the  unsatisfactoriness  of  a  merely  worldly  life 
than  ..f  its  delights.  She  is  very  witty,  ami  indulges  in 
a  frankmss  ..i   speech  whi.  rs  ago  would 

have  bc.n  qualified   as  indelicate  and  is  really  far  f] 
elegant.  813.49. 

Somk  Emotions  and  a  Moral.     N.Y., Cas- 
sell, 50c. 

Tin,  Sinner's  Comedy.    X.  Y.,  Cassell  50c. 

A  Study   in  Temptations.     X.  V.,  Cassell, 
50  c 

A  Bundle  of  Life.     N.  Y.,  J.  S.  Tait,  50c. 
Thk      Gods,    some     Mortals,    and    Lord 
Wickenham.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si. 50. 

Craik,  Mrs.   Dinah  Maria    (Mulock).     I"l826- 

1SS7.I 

English  novelist  of  middle  period  of  19th  century. 
Her  characters  were  generally  drawn  from  the  mid- 
dle class  and  her  plots  centred  on  the  occasional 
tional  crises  of  common  life.  She  often  touched  promi- 
nent social  movements  but  never  palmed  off  a  tract  as 
a  story.  Her  best  figures  have  striking  moral  worth, 
and  she  avoided  delineation  of  the  base  and  ignoble. 
She  managed  love  affairs  gracefully  am!  naturally. 

823.89. 
John  Halifax,  Gentleman.     X.  Y.,  Harper, 

90  c. ;  paper,  15  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

An  admirable  novel  for  dramatic  movement,  charac- 
terization and  sentiment.  The  picture  of  the  revolt  of 
factory  hands  against  the  substitution  of  machinery  for 
manual  labor  is  very  vivid,  and  the  hero's  career  is'nar- 
rated  with  skill  and  infectious  sympathy. 

A   Like  for  a   Life.     N.  Y.,   Harper,  go  c; 
paper,  40  c. 

A  Brave  Lady.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  90  c. 
Agatha's  Husband.     X.  Y.,  Harper,  go  c. 
Mistress  and  Maid.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  90c; 
paper,  30c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Crawford,  Francis  Marion.     [1S45-] 

Novelist,  American  by  birth  and  cosmopolitan  by 
education.  Whether  his  scenes  be  in  India,  England, 
Italy  or  even  Turkey,  he  manages  to  give  Ho- 
race and  nation.  His  plots  are  excellent  and,  though 
sometimes  a  trifle  long-winded,  he  is  entertaining 
satisfactory.  All  his  books  show  talent  and  training, 
and  most  of  them  may  be  read  with  very  great  pleasure 

813.49. 
Dr.  CLAUDIUS.     X.  Y.,  Macmillan. 

Mr.    ISAACS.      X.    V.,   Macmillan,  $1;  paper, 
50  c. 

A  Roman  Singer.      X.  V.,  Macmillan,  $1. 

Marzio's  Crucifix.     X.  v..   Macmillan,   | 

Saracinesca.     X.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1 ;  Bos 
I  >e  Wolfe,  paper,  50  c. 

Sant'    1i  irio.      A  sequel  to   "Saracinesca." 
X.  V.,  Macmillan,  $1;  paper.  - 

I)o\    ORSINO.     A  sequel    to   "Sant'    Ilario." 
X.  V.,  Macmillan,  $1. 

PAUL  Patoff.     X.  V.,  Macmillan,  $1. 

Greifenstkin.     X.  Y.,  Macmillan,  fi. 

A   Cigarette  Maker's   Romance.     N.   Y., 
Macmillan, 


IO 


Fiction. 


A  Tale  of  a  Lonely  Parish.     N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan,  $x;  paper,  50  c. 

Crockett,  S.  R.     [1S59-.] 

Scotcli  clergyman.  Writer  of  novels  and  tales.  His 
plots  are  romantic  and  his  perception  of  character  keen. 
It  is  too  soon  to  say  whether  his  work  will  last,  but  for 
the  hour,  at  least,  it  is  interesting  and  amusing. 

823.80. 
The  Stickit  Minister.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
$1.50;   paper,  50c. 

The  author's  tirst  and  best  book.  A  collection  of 
Short  incidents  and  character  sketches  They  appear  to 
be  true  to  life,  and  show  skill  and  decision.  Many  are 
in  Scotch  dialect. 

The  Raiders.     N,  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.50. 

A  romantic  novel  of  love  and  adventure.  The  raid- 
ing gypsies  and  Highlanders  carry  off  the  hero's  sweet- 
heart, whence  ensue  many  thrilling  exploits  The 
gypsy  king  is  well  imagined,  and,  though  the  plot  is 
not  very  firm,  the  story  goes  with  a  good  swing. 

The   Lilac  Sunbonnet.     N.    Y.,   Appleton, 

§1.50. 
The  Play  Actress.     N.  Y.,  Putnam,  fi. 
Cross,  Mrs,  Marian  Evans.     See  Eliot,  George. 
Cruger,    Mrs.  Julia  Grinnell  (Storrow)   ("Ju- 
lien  Gordon  "). 

A  New  York  writer  of  some  of  the  brightest  society 
novels  of  the  day.  Her  style  is  flowing  and  reada- 
ble, occasionally  witty.  The  life  of  the  fashionable 
set,  especially,  is  described  elaborately  and  vivaciously. 
She  awakens  and  sustains  a  lively  interest  in  her  char- 
acters, which  are  drawn  from  all  ranks,  and  afford  pow- 
erful contrasts.  813.49 

A    Diplomat's   Diary.     Phila.,    Lippincott, 

$1. 
A  Puritan  Pagan.    N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $1. 

Marionettes.     N.    Y.,    Cassell,   $1;    paper, 

50  c. 
A  Successful  Man.     Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1. 

Porr.EA.     Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1. 

Cummins,  Maria  Susanna.     [1 827-1 S66.] 

A  New  England  writer  of  sentimental  stories  of  a 
moral  cast— very  popular  in  their  day  with  young  girls 

813.49. 
The    Lamplighter.     Post.,    Houghton,    §1; 
paper,  25  c. ;  N.  Y.,  Burt,  75  c. 

Mabel Vaughan.     Host.,  Houghton,  $1. 
Considered  superior  to  "The  Lamplighter." 

Curtis,  George  William.    [1824-1S92.] 

Prue  and  I.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.50. 

A  most  fascinating  book,  hardly  t"  be  called  a  story. 

It  is  more   properly  a  series   of   sketches,  light  in  touch, 

strongly  characteristic  ••;'  the  author's  kindly  genius, 
and  likely  to  remain  a  favorite  among  those  who  love 
pure  sentiment  in  graceful  and  classical  English. 

813.49. 

D'Arblay,  Mnie.  F.  B.     See  under  Arblay. 

Davis,  Richard  Harding.     [1S64-  .] 

New  York  writer  of  short  stories.  An  original  and 
witty  observer  of  New  York  life.  His  incidents  are 
short  and  swiftly  narrated  in  a  light,  brilliant  style. 
In  his  best  characterizations,  the  dude  and  the  street 
Arab,  he  shows  that  creative  ability  which  gathers  the 
many  into  one,  and  makes  a  vivid  impression  on  the 
memory.  813.49. 

Van  Bibber,  and  others.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si; 
paper,  60  c. 

The  Exiles,  and  other  stones.     N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, $1.50. 

The  Princess  Aline.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  81.25. 


Defoe,  Daniel.     [1661-1731.] 

Robinson  Crusoe.  N.  Y.,  Routledge,  Si  to 
$3  ;  Cassell,  75  c. ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c,  and 
in  many  other  editions. 

One  word  of  comment  on  this  highly  respectable  cast- 
away would  be  an  insult  to  fame  won  nearly  two  centu- 
ries ago,  and  growing  as  we  increase  and  multiply  upon 
the  earth.  The  author  was  distinctly  the  father  of  Eng- 
lish realistic  fiction.  No  matter  how  romantic  and  im- 
probable his  conception,  his  aim  was  to  make  it  appear 
perfectly  true  by  a  matter-of-fact  statement,  supported 
by  minutely  detailed  circumstantial  evidence.  He  suc- 
ceeded so  well  tha*  many  of  his  contemporaries  mistook 
his  ironical  theological  disquisitions  for  serious  argu- 
ments. To  this  day  no  presumably  authentic  historical 
document  commands  half  as  many  faithful  believers 
as  does  "  The  Life  and  Surprising  Adventures  of  Robin- 
son Crusoe  of  York,  Mariner."  823.51. 

Deland,  Mrs.  Margaret.     [1S57-  .] 

A  Pennsylvania  novelist.  She  represents  people 
struggling  with  principles  and  moral  ideas.  The 
scenes  are  generally  in  Pennsylvania,  and  the  drama 
which  is  subjective  shows  the  Puritan  conscience  in  re- 
lation to  modern  freedom  of  thought.  The  arguments 
and  story  are  very  well  combined.  813.49. 

John  Ward,  Preacher.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
$1.25  ;  paper,  50  c. 

Sidney.     Bost.,  Houghton,  81.25,  paper,  50c. 
Philip  and    His   Wife.     Bost.,    Houghton, 

81.25. 

The  Story  of  a  Child.    Bost.,  Houghton,  81. 

Delineates  with  skill  a  child  of  uncontrolled  imagina- 
tion, whose  little  heart  was  hungry. 

De  laRame,  Louisa  ("  Ouida  ").   [1840-.] 

English  novelist.  Her  powerful  and  picturesque  im- 
agination runs  riot  in  the  delineation  of  extravagantly 
splendid  and  generally  immoral  nobles,  contrasted  with 
improbable  peasants,  who  are  endowed  by  nature  with 
either  phenomenal  beauty  or  talent.  No  representation 
of  any  kind  of  life  could  be  more  ridiculously  remote 
from  truth.  Nevertheless  there  are  single  episodes  and 
scenes  in  many  of  her  books  that  are  described  in  a 
rarely  beautiful  way,  exciting  enthusiasm  for  physical 
courage,  or  touching  deeply  the  emotions  of  pity  for 
misfortune.  Her  good  qualities  are  most  evident  and 
her  defects  least  conspicuous  in  :  823.89. 

Under  Two  Flags.  Phila.,  Lippincott.  81; 
paper,  40c;  N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Bebke,  or  Two  Lithe  Wooden  Shoes. 
Phila.,  Lippincott,  81;  paper,  40  c. 

De  Mille,  James.     [1837-1S80.J 

Canadian  novelist.  For  tales  of  adventure,  mystery' 
and  puzzling  complication  his  talent  was  similar 
but  not  equal  to  that  of  Wilkie  Collins.  He  sometimes 
lost  his  grip  on  the  plot  and  floated  about  aimlessly. 
His  stones,  however,  hold  the  attention,  and,  given  a 
little  more  cohesion  and  precision  of  detail,  would  have 
been  first  rate  of  their  kind.  823.89. 

The   Cryptogram.     N.   Y.,   Harper,  paper, 

75  c. 
Cord  and  Creese.     N.  Y.,    Harper,   paper, 

60  c. 
The  Lady   of   the  Ice.     N.  Y.,   Appleton, 

81.25  ;  paper,  75  c. 

Deming,  Philander.     [1829-.] 

Adirondack    Stories.      Bost.,    Houghton, 

75c. 

Show  fidelity  to  nature  and  wholesome  humanity. 
Neat  in  literary  expression.  813.49. 

Tompkins  and  other  Folks.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, $1. 


Fiction. 


IT 


Democracy.     X.  V.,  Holt,  Si  ,  paper,  30c. 

An  anonymous  novel  of  American  political  life  and 
society  at  the  national  capital,  The  style  ispiquanl  and 
\  Igorous,  and  the  handling  of  the  plot  able.  ( >ne  of  the 
famous  novels  of  the  day.  813.40. 

Dickens,  Charles.     [1S12-1S70.] 

English    novelist    of    middle  period   of  19th  century. 

For  extravagant  comedy  and  caricature  he  is  un- 
equalled. He  created  hosts  of  people  who  for  his  con- 
temporaries, at  least,  were  as  real  as  most  of  their  ac- 
quaintances, and  far  more  amusing.  His  genius  was 
essentially  British,  expressing  physical  health  and  high 
spirits  with  a  serious  attachment  for  home  and  homely 
virtues.  This  excellent  sentiment  frequently  led  him 
into  effusive  sentimentality,  and  male  him  tiresome  and 
dull.  His  serious  object  was  to  exhibit  virtue  and 
purity  existing  in  most  difficult  conditions,  and  to  ex- 
pose the  grievances  of  the  poor.  Thus  his  works 
effected  decisive  public  reforms.  In  only  one  or  two  of 
his  later  books  did  he  achieve  a  firm,  coherent  plot,  and 
he  never  had  any  notion  of  literary  form.  In  spite  of 
technical  imperfection  he  remains  one  of  the  great 
figures  in  the  literature  of  his  century.  823.83. 

The  Pickwick  Paters.     N.  Y.,  Crowell,  $i; 

Macmillan,    Si  ;    Lovell,     Coryell,     50  c.  ; 

Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Inimitable  for  broad  British  fun.  Mr.  Pickwick  and 
his  valet,  Sam  YVeller.  number  among  the  immortals. 
The  whole  book  expresses  exuberant  youth,  force  and  a 
mind  abandoned  to  the  comic  view. 

David  Copperfield.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  $1  ; 
Macmillan,  Si  ;  Lovell,  Coryell,  50  c.  ; 
Munro,  paper,  2  vols.,  each  25  c. 

Said  to  contain  descriptions  of  the  author's  youth.  It 
embodies  a  sentimental  and  rather  tragic  tale  which  has 
been  frequently  dramatized.  The  great  comic  charac- 
ters are  the  Micawbers.  Uriah  Heap,  hypocrite  and 
sneak,  illustrates  one  of  the  author's  faults— the  per- 
sonification of  a  single  virtue,  or  vice,  set  forth  as  the 
portrait  of  an  actual  man  or  woman. 

Martin  CHUZZLEWIT.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  Si  ; 
Macmillan,  Si  ;  Lovell,  Coryell,  50  c.  ; 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Some  scenes  laid  in  the  Southern  States  gave  great 
offence  to  Americans,  but  American  manners  at  that 
time,  at  least,  were  not  exactly  perfect,  and  there  may 
have  been  an  excessive  sensitiveness  to  criticism.  The 
plot  is  involved  and  uninteresting  The  most  famous 
characters  are  Sarah  Gamp,  the  Pecksniffs  and  Mark 
Tapley. 

A  Talk  of  Two  Cities.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  Si; 
Macmillan,  Si  ;  Lovell,  Coryell,  50  c.  ; 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  scenes  are  in  London  and  Paris,  partly  during 
the  French  Revolution.  The  best  example  of  the 
author's  serious  work.  Madame  Defarge  is  a  tragic 
figure,  and  the  sacrifice  of  Sidney  Carton  is  tine,  both 
from  a  human  and  literary  point  of  view. 

Ocr  Mutual   Friend.     N.  Y.,  Crowell,  $1; 

Macmillan,     Si  ;     Lovell,    Coryell,     50  c. ; 
Munro,  paper,  2  vols.,  each  25  c. 

Nicholas  NlCKLEBY.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  $]  ; 
Macmillan,  Si;  Lovell,  Coryell,  50  c. ; 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

BLEAK  HOUSE.  N.  Y..  Crowell,  Si  ;  Mac- 
millan, Si;  Lovell,  Coryell,  75  c. ;  Munro, 
paper,  2  vols.,  each  25  c. 

Barnahv  R.UDGE.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  St  ; 
Macmillan,  Si;  Lovell,  Coryell,  50  c. ; 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

WORKS.     Lippincott,  30  vols.,  S45,  and  other 
editions. 
These    are    all   fiction  but  two    volumes—"  Child's 


History   Of   England"   and   "Pictures   from  Italy       i.l 

A  ini'i  11  .111   Notes." 

Also,  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  22  vols.,  including 
"Child's  History  of  England,"  "  American 
Notes  and  Pictures  from  Italy,"  and  "The 
Life  of  Charles  Dickens,"  by  John  Forster, 
S33-5o;  paper,  S'22.50,  and  other  editions. 

Disraeli,    Benjamin,     Earl     of     Beaconsfield. 

[1S05-18S1.] 

Posterity  perhaps  ^ets  its  clearest  notion  of  the 
great  Kn-lish  Jew  from  his  novels,  the  writing  of 
which  was  for  him  diversion  from  political  enterprist  s. 
Under   fictitious   names    they  eulogize  or   satirize 

brated  statesmen  (from  1830  to  1870),  desi  ribe  the  rise 

and  fall  of  governments  and  the  reasons  thereof,     They 
express  intellectual  brilliancy,  intimate  knowledgi 
the  superficial  life  of  a  great  world,  sympathy  with  the 
strong,  a   barbaric   love  of  and  reverence  for  power, 
rank,  luxury,  and  a  keen  eye  for  theatrical  specta 
At  the  time   of   publication   the   identification  of   Dis- 
raeli's characters  with  personages  prominent   in  s 
and  political  life  was  easily  made.    His  books  abound 
in  epigrams  and  phrases  which  have  passed  into 
mon  speech.  823.86. 

Vivian  Grey.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  75  c. ;  Munro, 
paper,  25  c. 

The  author's  first  novel,  believed  to  describe  his  own 
youthful  conditions  and  ambitious. 

LoTHAIR.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si. 25;  paper, 
50  c. ;  Crowell,  75  c. 

Supposed  to  be  inspired  by  the  conversion  to  Cathol- 
icism of  a  Scotch  nobleman.  After  much  hesitation  the 
hero  lands  in  the  Church  of  England.  This  shows 
more  humanity  and  also  more  devotion  to  material 
splendor  than  any  other  of  Disraeli's  works. 

ENDYMI0N.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si;  paper,  75  c. 

The  author's  latest  novel.  The  scenes  run  from 
1830-40.  Louis  Napoleon  (Napoleon  III.),  as  Prince 
Florestan,  is  conspicuous,  and  there  are  fine  descrip- 
tions of  some  historical  pageants. 

Dodgson,    Charles    Lutwidge    ("Lewis    Car- 
roll").    [1S32-1S90.] 

An  English  clergyman,  whose  worid-wide  reputation 
rests  on  two  very  droll  books.  A  genius  for  nonsense 
verse  and  comic  invention  account  for  the  popularity  of 
the  books  with  grown  people,  if  not  with  children. 

823.89. 

Alice's  Adventures  in  Wonderland. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si;  Lovell,  Coryell,  75  c. ; 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Throuc.ii  THE  Looking-Glass.     N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan, S'i  ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 
Both  in  1  vol.,  N.  V.,  Macmillan,  $1.35. 

Dougall,  Lily. 

Canadian  novelist.  Her  scenes  are  in  England  and 
Canada,  and  two  of  her  novels  involve  serious  dis- 
cussion of  social  subjects.  Her  style  is  clear  and  \ 
ous,  and,  while  not  sentimental,  she  shows  strong  sym- 
pathy with  sinners  who  are  the  victims  of  adverse 
circumstances.  813.49. 

Beggars  All.     N.  Y.,  Longmans,  $i. 

A  sustained  analysis  of  good  and  evil;  the  hero  is  a 
burglar. 

What  Necessity  Knows.  N.  Y.,  Long- 
mans, $i . 

The  Second  Adventists  in  the  height  of  their  popu- 
larity, 5fty  years  ago,  are  described. 

Tin'.  MERMAID.     NT.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si;  paper, 

50  c. 

\     imantic  love-story  of  the  Magdalen  Islar 
the  Gulf  of  St.  Lawrence. 


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Fiction. 


Douglas,  Amanda  Minnie.     [1838-  .] 

New  Jersey  novelist.  Her  plots  generally  involving 
romantic  mystery,  are  fairly  ingenious  combinations  of 
well-worn  materials.  With  nothing  remarkable  to  tell 
or  original  to  say  she  excites  enough  mild  interest  to 
last  through  her  books.  823.89. 

Foes  of  Her  Household.     Bost,  Lee  c\:  S., 

$1.50. 
Sherburne  House.     N.  Y.,  Dodd,  Si. 50. 

Doyle,  A.  Conan.     [1S59-.] 

English  novelist,  historical  and  modern.  His  best 
books  are  narratives  of  military  adventure,  though  per- 
hapsthe  must  popular  describe  the  commission  and  de- 

I.  .  lion  of  crime.  He  describes  historical  events  vividly, 
and  by  selecting  rather  humble  persons  for  heroes  adds 
the  interest  of  unknown  character  and  fortune.  In  the 
pictures  of  battles  he  is  particularly  clear,  skilfully 
avoiding  technical  detail,  yet  never  meagre  or  indefi- 
nite. 823.89. 
MlCAH  Clarke.     N.  Y.(  Lovell,  Coryell,  $1; 

also  50  c. 

A  story  of  the  Monmouth  rising  in  the  reign  of  James 

II.  It  goes  witl)  a  tine  swing,  culminating  in  a  splendid 
description  of  the  battle  of  Sedgemoor.  One  of  the 
best  of  recent  historical  romances. 

The   White    Company.    N.    Y.,   Burt,   75c; 

Lovell,  Coryell,  paper,  50  c. 

A  story  of  the  adventures  of  free-lances  fighting  for 
fun  and  booty  in  the  Middle  Ages.     Very  vigorous  and 

entertaining. 

The  Refugees.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.75. 

A  st'.ryof  the  persecution  of  certain  Huguenots  in 
France  and  their  subsequent  adventures  in  Canada. 
The  interest  is  rather  broken  in  the  middle,  but  once  in 
Canada  and  started  on  a  new  line  revives  and  holds  to 
the  end. 

The    Adventures    of   Sherlock    Holmes. 

N.  Y.,  Harper,  §1.50. 
Memoirs    of    Sherlock    Holmes.     N.    Y., 
Harper,  §1.50. 

Some  of  the  adventures  of  this  remarkable  detective 
are  quite   marvellous,  and    show    vast  resource    of  in- 
vention. 
"Duchess,   The"   (pseudonym).      See  Hunger- 
ford,  Mrs.  M.  (H.). 

Du  Maurier,  George.     [1834-.] 

English  artist  and  novelist.  His  surprising  success  in 
fiction  may  owe  something  to  his  reputation  as  an  artist, 
but  the  quality  of  his  literary  work  is  remarkable 
enough  to  have  launched  an  absolutely  unknown  au- 
thor. Imaginative,  with  great  fluency  and  variety  of 
expression,  keenly  observant  and  capable  of  extremes 
in  emotion,  it  is  quite  to  be  expected  that  his  two  good 
things  may  be  succeeded  by  something  better. 

823.89. 
Peter  Ibbetson.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  81.50. 

The  animating  idea  is  rarely  imaginative.  Though 
passing  the  bounds  of  probability  it  captivates  the  fancy 

anil  would    forci     unconditional    acceptance  were  it    not 

too   much  elaborated.     The   first  chapters  describing 

family  life  at  Passy  are  charming,  and  the  subsequent 

tragedy  most  justly  arrived  at  through  character  and 

event. 

TRILBY.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.75- 

Better  when  regarded  as  a  reminiscence  of  the  au- 
thor's youth  m  Vans  than  as  a  novel.  Trilby  isreally 
nothing  more  than  a  peg  on  which  to  hang  vivacious 
sketches  of  people,  plans  and  incidents,    The  author's 

ei  itatii  descriptions  of  his  heroine  are  not  made  good 
by  her  recorded  deeds  and  words.  There  is  nothing 
wholly  probable  about  her.    Thestyle  is  very  different 

from  'the  careful,  easy  flow  of  Peter  Ibbetson,  being 
scrappy  and  colloquial,  pointed  and  very  lively. 

Duncan,    Sara     Jeannette.      See    Cotes,  Mrs. 
S.  J.  D. 


Edgeworth,  Maria.     [1767-1849.] 

Irish  novelist  and  writer  of  tales  in  late  years  of  18th 
century  and  first  half  of  19th.  Miss  Edgeworth  has 
been  most  highly  esteemed  for  her  tales  for  children, 
but  her  tales  of  Irish  life  and  character  are  really  her 
best  work.  Sir  Walter  Scott  said  that  "  the  rich  humor, 
pathetic  tenderness  and  admirable  tact  of  her  Irish  por- 
traits first  set  him  thinking  that  something  might  be 
done  for  his  own  countrymen."  She  took  up  the  Ab- 
sentee Landloid  question,  the  land  question,  and,  in 
fact,  all  the  questions  which  permanently  agitate  the 
Irish  mind.  Her  tales  of  English  fashionable  life  show 
much  observation  and  spirit  in  delineation.  The 
artistic  effect  is  injured  and  the  utility  impaired  by  a 
too  obvious  moral  intention  and  conventional  award  of 
happiness  to  the  virtuous  and  ruin  to  the  foolish  or 
vicious.  823.72. 

Belinda.     N.  Y.,  Dodd,  2  vols.,  S'2. 

A  combination  of  disquisition  on  morals  and  delinea- 
tion of  fashionable  life. 

The  Absentee.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  25  c; 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Castle  Rackrent.    [With  "The  Absentee," 
1  vol.]     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.25. 

Irish  tales. 

Edwardes,  Mrs.  Annie. 

English  novelist  of  the  light  society  variety.  She 
shows  considerable  experience  of  several  sides  of  life, 
but  little  reflection.  Her  novels  are  all  readable  and 
unimportant.  823.89. 

Archie    Lovell.     Lond.,    Chatto,    3s.    6d.; 
N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Ought  We  to  Visit  Her?     Lond.,  Bentley, 

6s.;  N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 
A     Vagabond     Heroine.     N.    Y.,    Munro, 

paper,  25  c. 

Edwards,  Amelia  Blandford.     [1831-1S92.] 

English  novelist.  Her  stories  were  drawn  from  the 
middle  and  upper  classes  of  English  society.  They 
describe  the  common  affairs  and  feelings  of  average 
mortals,  and  though  not  especially  notable,  are  ro- 
mantic, agreeable  and  interesting.  In  her  later  years 
the  author's  mind  was  given  to  archaeology,  and  she 
won  reputation  as  an  Egyptologist.  823.89. 

Debenham's  Vow.     N.  Y.,  Ward  cS:  Lock,  Si; 

Harper,  paper,  50  c. 
Miss    Carew.     N.    Y.,  Ward    &    Lock,    Si; 

Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Hand  and  Glove.    N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Eggleston,  Edward.     [1S37-.] 

A  Western  novelist.  He  describes  the  life  of  West- 
ern pioneers  and  early  settlers,  and  was  one  of  the 
earliest  reproducers  or  inventors  of  local  dialect.  His 
characters  are  vigorous,  frequently  humorous,  and, 
though  not  always  interesting,  have  the  substance  of 
drawings  from  life.  Of  late  years  Mr.  Eggleston  has 
resided  in  New  York  and  devoted  himself  to  writing 
history.  813.42. 

The  Hoosier Schoolmaster.     N.  Y.,  Orange 

Judd  Co.,   Si. 25. 
THE  GRAYSONS.     N.  Y.,  Century  Co.,  Si. 50. 
The  Circuit  Rider.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  Si.5°- 
The  Faith  Doctor.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si.5°- 

Eliot,  George  {Mrs.   Marian  (Evans)    Lewes, 
afterwards  Cross).     [1S19-1880.] 
One  of  the  great  English  novelists,  and  among  the 
world's  greatest  women  of  letters.     In  variety  of  natu- 


Fiction. 


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ral  qualities  and  co  opletenesa  oi  Intellectual  equipment 
Sir  Walter  Scott  is  her  only  equal  in  English  prose  fic- 
tion. George  Eliot  may  be  regarded  as  the  first  ol  the 
moderns.    Heroes  whose  deeds  shine  before  men  had 

00  attraction  for  her ;  she  took  no  interest  In  the  excep 
tional,  the  dazzling  or  tin-  picturesque;  she  had  appar- 
ently no  belief  in  primitive  human  emotion  or  passion 
uninfluenced  by  thought  <>r  reason  as  the  spring  of  ac- 
tion. Slu-  gave  t.>  fiction  a  new  laurel  and  allied  it  with 
abstract  philosophy,  mental  and  moral.  With  the 
scientist's  grift  of  analysis  --in-  combined  the  artist's 
power  ft  creation.  The  vitality  ami  completeness  of 
her  figures  ami  their  movement  through  her  selected 
train  of  circumstances  towards  tlie  logical  destiny  of 
character  are  the  masterly  expression  of  both  the  ana- 
lytic and  creative  mind.  The  one  principle  to  which 
she  was  devoutly  attached  was  that  of  duty,  the  idea 
of  the  nobility  of  self-sacrifice, and  the  one  just  criti- 
cism involving  her  whole  work  is  that  this  attachment 
to  a  splendid  idea  of  right  leaves  a  depressing  realiza- 
tion of  the  unmitigated  sorrow  of  living.  No  novelist 
ever  exercised  a  profounder  moral  influence  on  contem- 
poraries, and  none  has  delivered  so  clear  and  strong  a 
message  for  the  right  conductot'  life.  823.88. 

Adam  Bede.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c;  Lovell, 
Coryell,  50c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Felix  Holt,  the  Radical.     N.  Y.,  Harper, 
75  c;  Lovell,  Coryell,  50c;  Munro,  paper, 
25  c. 

The  Mill  on  the  Floss.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
75c;  Lovell,  Coryell,  50c.;  Munro,  paper, 
25  c. 

Silas  Marner.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c. ;  Lovell, 
Coryell,  50  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Scenes  of  Clerical  Life. 

"Silas  Marner"  and  "Scenes  of  Clerical  Life,"   in 

1  vol.,  N.  V.,  Harper,  75  c. 

Middlemarch.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  2 vols.,  75c. 

each;  Lovell,  Coryell,  50c;  Munro,  paper, 

25  c. 

Very  particular  criticism  would  be  needful  to  indicate 
the  superiority  of  any  one  of  these  six  novels  of  Eng- 
lish rural  and  village  life.  Each  in  a  way  is  as  good 
as  the  others,  and  all  are  true  to  nature  and  a  grand 
ideal.  For  mere  form  "  Adam  Bede  "  is  the  most  artis- 
tic, "  Middlemarch  "  has  the  widest,  most  comprehen- 
sive scheme,  and  •'  The  Mill  on  the  Floss"  is  the  most 
touching  and  pathetic. 

Daniel  Deronda.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  2  vols., 
75  c.  each;  Lovell,  Coryell,  50  c;  Munro, 
paper,  25  c. 

In  the  title  character  the  author  loses  her  grasp,  and 
for  once  is  sentimental  and  ineffective.  Lengthy  ex- 
positions of  Jewish  faith  and  customs  retard  the  move- 
ment, and  the  Jewish  characters  do  not  involve  much 
interest  or  sympathy.  Gwendolin  Harlcth  is  one  of 
her  most  original  characterizations. 

R<~>mola.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c;  Lovell, 
Coryell,  50  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  scene  is  in  Florence  under  the  rule  of  Lorenzo 
di  Medici.  The  revival  of  taste  for  Greek  ideals  in  let- 
ters and  art  is  splendidly  contrasted  with  the  austere 
piety  of  Savonarola.  The  story  is  very  fascinating  and 
beautiful,  hut  the  character  1  1  Romola  does  not  appear 
to  be  in  harmony  with  her  age,  race  and  circumstanc  es 
She  is  a  serious,  conscientious,  high-minded,  modern 
English  woman  rather  than  a  mcdi.cval  Florentine. 

Works.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  21  vols.  Fiction, 
17  vols.;  Essays,  2  vols.;  Poems,  2  vols., 
$26.25. 

Also,  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  10  vols.,  $15  ;  and  6 
vols.,  $6. 

Elliott,  Sarah  Barnwell. 

As  the  daughter  of  Stephen  Elliott,  first  Trotestanl 


Kpis.  1  'pa'   Bishop  of  Georgia,  this  writer,  in  her  candid 

treatment  of   religious  and  social  questions,  has  won 

deserved  attention.  813.49- 

Jerry.    N.  Y.,  Holt,  $1.25. 

Scenes  in  Southwestern  ami    far   Western    Si 

The    till'     character    is    strongly    imagined    and  drawn 

with  frank  recognition  of  the  unexpected  variations  in 
character  developed  by  and  exhibited  through  change 

ami  extremes  ot  fortune.    From  the  pilgrimage  oi 

forlorn  little  boy  towards  the  sitting  sun,  through  all  his 
vicissitudes  oi  poverty  and  wealth  tin-  readei  is  con- 
scious of  impending   tragic  fate,  whose  shadow'  is  at 

times  intolerably  painful.     With  much  romantic  adven- 
ture and  dramatic  situation  then-  is  united  realistic  pres- 
entation,,! a  variety  of  character,  which  together  make 
'    a  remarkable  novel. 

The  Felmeres.     N.  Y.    Holt,  Si. 25. 

A  story  depicting  the  conflict  between  rationalism 

and  Christianity.  The  heroine  is  a  young  woman  of 
great  purity  of  character,  carefully  brought  up  without 
creed  of  any  kind. 

John  Paget.     N.  Y.,  Holt,  Si. 25. 

An  arraignment  of  fashionable  religion. 

Fargus,  Frederick  John  ("Hugh  Conway"). 
[1S47-1SS5.] 

Called  Back.     Bristol,    Eng.,   Arrowsmith, 
is.  6d.;  N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  book  on  which  the  author's  reputation  will  prob- 
ably rest.  An  Englishman,  unknown  in  letters,  it 
brought  him  immense  notoriety.  The  action  is  very 
rapid,  the  situations  are  dramatic  and  suspense  is  finely 
held  to  the  end.  In  the  few  years  intervening  between 
publication  of  his  first  book  and  his  death  the  author 
wrote  several  stories  in  the  same  vein,  but  none  nearly 
so  good.  823.89'. 

Farjeon,  Benjamin  Leopold.     [1S33-.] 

English  novelist.  His  numerous  books  include  al- 
most every  variety  of  plot,  turning  on  strange  adven- 
ture, love  and  crime  of  almost  infinite  degrees  of  enor- 
mity. Many  of  his  scenes  are  in  Australia,  but  most  of 
them  in  London.  His  observation  of  vagabonds  and 
outcasts  is  wide,  and  his  sympathy  with  them  some- 
times misplaced.  In  drawing  eccentric  and  comic 
characters  he  shows  ability  akin  to  that  of  Dickens,  by 
whom  he  was  undoubtedly  influenced.  He  has  also 
Dickens'  tendency  towards  melodrama  and  sentimental- 
ity. Fluent  in  composition,  ingenious  in  construction 
and  amusing  in  dialogue,  any  of  his  stories  provides 
an  hour's  distraction.     Among  the  best  are:     823.89. 

Grif.     Lond.,  Ward  &  D.,  2s. ;  N.  Y.,  Munro, 
paper,  25  c. 

Great  Porter  Square.     Lond.,  Ward  &  D., 
2s. ;  N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  20  c. 

Joshua  Marvel.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  40  c. 

Farrar,  Frederic  William.     [1S31-.] 

Darkness  and  Dawn.    N.  Y.,  Longmans,  S2. 

The  time  of  the  distinguished  English  clergyman's 
historical  novel  is  the  reign  of  Nero,  and  the  place 
Rome  The  plot  turns  on  the  persecution  of  the 
Christians;  the  descriptions  of  life  and  manners  include 
all  classes  of  Roman  BOCiety.  The  first  chapters  are 
bewildering,  but  when  once  the  drama  begins  it  moves 
on  smoothly,  with  increasing  interest.  823.89. 

St.  Winifred:  or  the  World  of  School. 
N.  Y..  Dutton,  Si.75- 

Eric.     N.  Y.,  Dutton,  $1.75. 

Jit. ian  Home.     N.  Y.,  Dutton,  $1.75. 
Three  capital  books  for  young  people. 

Fawcett.  Edgar.     [1^47-.] 

A  New  York   novelist.     New  York  society,  with  its 

worship   of   money,   artificiality  and   vulgarity,  is  the 

theme  of  most  of  his  work.     Ashe  represents  it,  it  is  a 

iety  gorgeous  and  dull.     Much  of  his  work  is  clever, 


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Fiction. 


too  consciously  so,  but  none  of  it  is  very  agreeable. 
His  form  is  better  than  his  thought,  and  while  very 
fussy  about  perfection  of  manners,  he  is  little  concerned 
about  the  perfection  of  heart  or  mind.  813.49. 

A  Gentleman  ok  Leisure.     Bost.,    Hough- 
ton, 1 1. 

Tinkling  Cymbals.    Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 50. 

A   New  York    Family.     N.  Y.,  Cassell,  $1; 

paper,  50  c. 
An   AMBITIOUS   Woman.     Bost  ,    Houghton, 

$1.50;  paper,  50  c. 

Ferrier,  Susan  Edmonstone.     [1782-1S54.] 

This  Scotch  woman,  an  admired  friend  of  Sir  Walter 
Scott,  in  her  humorous  and  satirical  novels,  has  por- 
trayed middle-class  life  in  Scotland  with  an  insight  and 
skill  that  remind  the  reader  of  Jane  Austen's  gifts. 

823.89. 

Marriage.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  80  c. 

The  Inheritance.    N.  Y.,  Routledge,  80  c. 

Destiny.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  80  c. 

Fielding,  Henry.     [1707-1754.] 

English  18th  century  novelist.  A  great  figure ;  many 
think  the  greatest  in  English  fiction.  Inspired  by 
a  desire  to  travesty  the  sentimental,  analytic  work 
of  his  contemporary,  Richardson,  his  genius  con- 
quered his  mischievous  intention  and  launched  him 
in  the  delineation  of  the  life  that  he  knew,  the  scenes  he 
had  shared  and  the  people  he  loved,  hated  or  despised. 
This  life  was,  on  the  whole,  not  a  decent  one,  the 
scenes  were  not  finically  refined,  and  his  likes  and  dis- 
likes were  not  distributed  on  the  principle  of  admira- 
tion for  austere  virtue  or  propriety.  But  he  never 
stooped  to  conceal  or  palliate,  rarely  to  apologize.  He 
was  witty,  satirical,  humorous,  pathetic  and  unimpeach- 
ably  sincere.  His  work  rests  on  its  intrinsic  sincerity, 
the  effects  wrought  by  romantic  imagination  and  by 
picturesque  rhetoric  were  unknown  to  him.  As  his 
heroes  were  far  from  patterns  of  civil  or  domestic  vir- 
tue, the  general  respectable  public  of  the  19th  century 
long  cherished  the  notion  that  he  was  profoundly  un- 
moral. The  good  men  he  drew  were  ignored,  his 
detestation  for  hypocrisy  and  deceit  overlooked,  and 
not  a  whisper  heard  of  his  admiration  for  loyalty,  brav- 
ery and  charity.  This  tendency  still  needs  correction. 
The  strongest  impressions  received  from  a  book  are 
necessarily  those  to  which  the  reader's  mind  is  most 
open  ;  it  seems  incredible  that  persons  of  sense  and 
intelligence  can  derive  from  Fielding  only  the  impres- 
sion of  wickedness  rejoicing.  823.52. 

History  of  Tom  Jones,  a  Foundling.  N.  Y., 

Lovell,  Coryell,  Si;  Routledge,  paper,  50c. 

A  famous  American  said  all  that  is  necessary  about 
this  novel  when  lie  remarked,  "this  is  not  a  book, 
but  a  man."      It  was  not  written    for  children  or  young 

krirls,  and  they  probably  would  not  be  paid  to  read 
it  ii  is. me  of  the  mileposts  in  the  great  tradition  of 
English  letters. 

Amelia.     N.  Y.,   Lovell,   Coryell,   $1;   Rout- 
ledge, paper,  25  c. 

Of  all  the  author"  s  books  the  most  agreeable  to 
women  and  least  offensive  to  modern  taste.  The 
intermittent  remorse  of  Captain  Booth  for  his  back- 
sliding shows  the  author  more  severe  on  sins  of  the 
flesh  than  in  his  two  earlier  books.  "Amelia"  is  said, 
on  good  authority,  to  have  been  carefully  drawn 
Fielding's  1  >wn  wife  With  due  allowance  fi  n  .1  facility 
in  fainting,  apparently  common  to  ladies  of  her  period, 
she  is  a  lovelj  and  lovable  person,  a  type  of  the  good 
women  of  .ill  periods  and  countries. 

Fletcher,  Julia    Constance     ("George  Flem- 
ing"). 813.49. 


Kismet.     Bost.,  Roberts,  Si;  paper,  50c. 

A  very  readable  novel.  Most  of  the  action  is  "in 
Egypt,  the  actors  being  a  party  of  English  and  Ameri- 
can tourists.  The  scenes  are  well  touched  and  the 
conversation  is  amusing.  None  of  the  author's  later 
novels  is  as  good,  but  all  showed  cleverness  and 
some  skill. 

Vestigia.     Bost.,  Roberts,  Si. 25. 

Italian  life.     The  author's  most  finished  story. 

The  Head  of  Medusa.    Bost.,  Roberts,  $1.50. 
Mirage.     Bost.,  Roberts,  Si;  paper,  50  c. 

Foote,  Mrs.  Mary  Hallock.     [1847-.] 

Most  of  her  stories  are  descriptive  of  life  in  Western 
mining  towns.  Her  style  is  pleasant  and  careful,  and 
her  love  affairs  are  prettily  told.  813.49. 

The  Led-Horse  Claim:  a  romance  of  a 
mining  camp.  Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25; 
paper,  50  c. 

John  Bodeyvin's  Testimony.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, $1.25;  paper,  50  c. 

Cceur  d'Alene.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

In  Exile.     Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 25. 
Short  stories. 

Ford,  Paul  Leicester.    [1865-.] 

Best  known  as  an  editor  of  Americana  and  of  bibliog- 
raphies covering  important  periods  of  American  history. 
M  r.  Ford's  incidental  observation  of  municipal  politics 
has  led  him  to  write  his  only  work  of  fiction.    813.49. 

The  Honorable  Peter  Stirling,  and  what 

people  thought  of  him.     N.Y.,  Holt,  Si. 50 

Sketches  the  rise  and  progress  of  a  boss  from  the 
chairmanship  of  a  primary  to  the  dictator's  throne.  The 
story  of  his  social  experience  and  love-making  is  inter- 
woven: part  of  it  might  have  been  spared.  A  very 
good  novel  despite  faults  of  style. 

Fothergill,  Jessie.    [1S51-1S91.] 

English  novelist.  Her  construction  is  rather  feeble, 
but  for  single  scenes  and  bits  of  character  her  skill  is 
noticeable.  Her  manner  is  refined  yet  vigorous,  and 
her  stories  have  a  charm  both  of  sentiment  and  style. 

823.89. 

The  First  Violin.  N.  Y.,  Holt,  Si;  paper, 
30  c. 

Kith  and  Kin.  N.  Y.,  Burt,  75  c;  Munro, 
paper,  25  c. 

A  March  in  the  Ranks.  Lond.,  Hurst, 
3s.  6d.;  N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  Si;  Munro, 
paper,  25  c. 

Orioles'  Daughter.  N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell, 
Si. 

Francillon,  Robert  Edward.     [1S41-.] 

An  English  novelist  whose  vocation  is  law.  His 
imagination  sets  all  possibility  at  defiance,  yet  preserves 
interest  with  artistic  skill.  Some  of  his  psychological 
studies  of  character  betoken  rare  giftsof  analysis. 

823.89. 

FacbtoFacE,     N.    Y.,   Harper,  paper,  15  c. 

Golden  Bells.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  25  c. 

Francis,  M.  E.(Mrs.  Francis  Blundell).813.49. 
The  Story  of  Dan.    Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 25. 

A  touching  tragedy  of  Irish  domestic  life  The 
form  is  excellent,  and  the  extravagant  note  in  Irish. 
nature,  whether  pathetic  or  comic   truthfully  hit  off. 


Fiction. 


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Frederic,  Harold. 

A   New   York    journalist    and    novelist.     His  stories 

display  dose  stud]  oi   American  history,  especially  of 

the  history  Of  Ins  own  State  ;   he   USeS  Ins   materials  ju- 
diciously an. 1  graphically.     His  tone  is  rather  sombre, 

ami  would  l>e  the  better  tor  a  little  more  humor. 

813.40. 

In  nit    VALLEY.     N.  V..  Scribner,  $1.50. 

A  Well-COmpOSed  picture  Of    Revolutionary    times   in 

the  Dutch  homes  oi  the  Mohawk  Valley,  at  the  Pa 
troon's  Man  n  House  m  Albany,  and  on  the  field  among 

bullets    and    tomahawks.      The    Dutch  major's   lovc- 
.   is  well  told. 

Seth's    Brother's   Wike.     N.  Y.,  Scribner, 
$1.25. 

A  story  of  to-day  in  rural  New  York. 

The  La wto n  Girl.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1.25; 

paper,  50  c. 

A  small  manufacturing  town  is  described,  with  its 
turmoil — political,  industrial,  and  social. 

The  Copperhead.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  §1. 

Portrays  the  prejudices  of  an  honest  mind.  The 
period  is  that  of  the  civil  War. 

French,  Alice  ("  Octave  Thanet").     [1S50-.] 

Born  in  Massachusetts  ;  early  in  life  removed  to 
Iowa,  which  has  furnished  her  with  scenes  and  inci- 
dents for  her  stories.  Miss  French  delineates  the  poor 
and  ignorant  with  powers  of  observation  plainly  quick- 
ened by  sympathy.  The  dialect  of  her  characters  is 
amusing,  and  by  Western  readers  who  know,  is  de- 
clared to  be  accurately  rendered.  813.49. 

Knitters   in  the  Sun.      Host.,    Houghton, 

Si. 25. 

Short  stories  of  the  simplest  emotions  and  experiences 
of  plain  people. 

Expiation.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  Si;  paper,  50  c. 

Deals  with  social  conditions  in  Arkansas  at  the  close 
of  the  Civil  V\  ar. 

We  All.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si. 50. 

Treats  of  negro  superstitions,  and  the  power  of  the 
Ku  Klux  Klan  in  Arkansas. 

Otto  the  Knight,  and  other  Trans-Missis- 
sippi stories.     Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 25. 

Gardner,  Mrs.  Sarah  M.  H. 
Qiaker  Idyls.     N.  Y.,  Holt,  75c. 

A  volume  of  sketches,  very  nicely  written,  showing 
sympathy  with  the  subjects,  humor  and  some  ability  in 
managementof  dramatic  situations  and  heart  tragedies. 

813.49. 

The  Fortunes  of  Margaret  Wei.d.     Bost., 

Arena  Pub  Co.,  paper,  50c. 

The  heroine  is  an  artist,  who  demands  the  same 
moral  law  for  men  and  women. 

Garland,  Hamlin. 

Main-Tkayki  i.ei>  Roads:  six  stories  of  the 
Mississippi  Valley.  Chic,  Stone  &  K., 
|l  25. 

Written  with  uncompromising  realism.  Through- 
out, the  point  of  view,  as  well  as  the  literary  manner,  is 
consistently  American.  Hut  this  does  not  prevent  the 
conclusion  of  the  tirst  store  from  showing  an  indiffer- 
ence, not  American,  to  the  question  of  morality. 

Prairie  Folks.     Chic,  Schulte,  $1.25;  paper, 
50  c 
There  is  no  lack  of  local  color  in  these  sketches; 


there  is,  in  fact,  but  little  else.    The  author  brings  out 

with  the  lidelm  .it  a  conscientious  realist  the  cruel 
necessity  which  grinds  the  poor,  either  of  the  city  or 
th.  ci luntrv. 

Gaskell,    Mrs.    Elizabeth    Cleghorn.     [1810- 

1-"?.] 

English  novelist  of  middle  period  of  19th  century. 
She  described  the  social  and  domestic  life  of  her  day 
gracefully  and  clearly,  uniting  with  a  lively  mind,  w  ule 
sympathy,  humor,  and  tenderness  for  humanity.  Her 
women,  even  when  youth  and  beauty  have  faded, have 
BOme  charm  Of  heart,  or  mind,  or  manner  vvlm  li  makes 
them  especially  engaging.  She  was  noticeably  free 
from  affectation,  and  never  sought  to  heighten  interest 
by  artificial  surprise  or  climax.  823.89. 

Crankord.     N.  Y.,    Scribner,    $1  ;    Harper, 

paper,  25  c. 

A  delightful  picture  of  English  village  life  when 
ladies  went  about  in  poke-bonnets  and  pattens.  I  he 
delineation  of  genteel  poverty  and  the  shifts  of  refined, 
timorous  ladies  to  keep  up  appearances,  of  their  pleas- 
ures and  pains  and  absorbing  interest  in  each  other's 
affairs,  is  uncommonly  touching  and  amusing  and  an  ex- 
ample of  delicate  literary  art. 

Mary  Barton.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  Si  ;  Ward, 

75  c. ;  Harper,  paper,  20  c. 

The  scene  is  in  Manchester  during  the  very  hard 
times  preceding  the  enactment  of  free-trade  laws  in 
England.  The  people  are  mostly  poor  factory  opera- 
tives, and  the  strength  of  Mrs.  Gaskell's  presentation 
of  their  hardships  excited,  at  the  time,  much  public 
sympathy.  1  he  story  is  natural,  pathetic,  and  not  sen- 
timental. 

North  and  South.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  |i. 

Sylvia's  Lovers.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  Si. 

Wives  and  DAUGHTERS  (unfinished).  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  Si  ;  Harper,  paper,  60  c 

Gerard,  Emily  D.     See  Laszowska,  Mrs.  Emily 
D.  G. 

Gissing,  George  (Robert).     [1S57-  .] 

English  novelist.  His  stories  involve  by  illustration 
the  discussion  of  social  problems.  He  is  direct  and 
frank,  both  in  statement  and  judgment,  and  inclined, 
like  many  modern  realists,  to  harp  on  the  dreary  and 
rather  awful  phases  of  existence.  His  people  are 
solidly  and  particularly  drawn  and  his  story  interest- 
ing. 823.89. 

The  Odd  Women.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1. 

Denzil  Quarrier.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  m. 

Eve's  Ransom.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $1  ;  paper, 
50  c. 

Godwin,  Mary.     See  Shelley,  Mrs.  Mary  G. 

Godwin,  William.     [1756-1S36.] 

Adventi  res  ok  Caleb  Williams.  Cincin., 
James,  paper,  50  c;  X.  V.,  VYarne,  paper, 
20  c. 

A  forerunner  of  the  modern  purpose- novel,  published 
in  1794.  The  author's  motive  was  to  promulgate  his 
(then  1  revolutionary  net  ions  <>t  theperfei  tibility  of  man 
an-!.. 1  the  need  ol  legal  and  social  reforms.  He  was 
fascinated  by  theories  of  Rousseau  and  by  the  animat- 
ing ideas  of  the  French  Revolution.  The  SI 
though  not  feeble  in  drama,  is  interesting  chiefly  foi 
its  place  111  the  history  of  ietters.  823.79. 

Goldsmith,  Oliver.     [1728-1774.] 

The  Vicar  of  W  \ki  i  iki.d.  Chic,  McClurg, 
Si;    X.    Y.,   Routledge,    half    cloth,    40c; 

arper,  paper,  25  c 
No  figure  in  our  literature  is  at  once  so  simple  and 


i6 


Fiction. 


so  impressive,  so  ideal  and  so  human  as  the  Vicar,  and 
once  the  acqua  ntance  of  the  Primrose  family  is  made, 
they  and  their  misfortunes  become  a  dear  and  imper- 
ishable memory.  The  purity  of  style  is  equal  to  that 
of  the  conception.  The  idea  and  expression  are  indeed 
inseparable.  Goldsmith's  great  contribution  to  the  art 
of  fiction  was  his  frank  rejection  of  conventional  tem- 
poral punishment  of  iniquity  and  reward  of  goodness. 

823.64. 

Gordon,  Julien  (pseudonym).     See  Cruger,  Mrs. 
Julia  Grinnell. 

Grant,  James.     [1822-1887.] 

Scotch  novelist  of  middle  period  of  19th  century. 
An  indefatigable  writer  with  some  military  experience, 
he  could  invent  a  tale  for  every  scene  where  British 
arms  have  won  glory  and  develop  it  with  ease  and 
considerable  spirit.  His  heroes  generally  belonged  to 
famous  Scotch  regiments.  823.89. 

Thk   White   Cockade.     N.   Y.,   Routledge, 
boards,  80  c. 

Frank  Hilton,  or  the  Queen's  Own.     N.  Y., 
Routledge,  boards,  80  c. 

The  Romance  of  War.     N.  Y.,   Routledge, 
boards,  80  c. 

The  King's  Own  Borderers.     N.  Y.,  Rout- 
ledge, boards,  80  c. 

Grant,  Robert.     [1852-.] 

A  New  England  novelist,  who  sketches  every-day 
life  with  a  light  and  entertaining  touch.  He  is  a 
shrewd  observer,  and  has  a  vein  of  refined  sentiment. 

813.49. 

An  Average  Man.     Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 25; 
paper,   50  c. 

The    Confessions    of    a    Frivolous   Girl. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25;  paper,  50  c. 

The  Carletons.     N.  Y.,  Bonner,  $1;  paper, 
50  c. 

Mrs.  Harold  Stagg.     N.  Y.,  Bonner,  paper, 
50  c. 

The  Reflections  of  a  Married  Man,     N. 
Y.,  Scribner,  fix. 

Green,    Anna    Katharine.     See   Rohlfs,     Mrs. 
Anna  K.  G. 

Greene,  Mrs.  Sarah  Pratt  (McLean).  [1S55-.] 
New  England  novelist  and  writer  of  tales.  Her 
sketches  of  New  England  seaboard  people  are  vivid, 
though  somewhat  exaggerated.  Roaming  abroad,  she 
seems  to  lose  all  faculty  for  characterization,  and  be- 
comes rather  wild  and  ridiculous.  813.49. 

Cape  Cod    Folks.     Bost.,   DeWolfe,   Fiske, 
$1.25  ;  paper,  50  c. 

A  series  of  sketches,  the  author's  first  and  best  work. 
The  fictitious  characters  were  so  easily  identified  with 
their  exaggerated  or  caricatured  models  that  the  pub- 
lishers had  in  consequence  to  pay  d  images  in  a  libel 
suit.     The  author  gained  wide  notoriety.  813.49. 

Vesty  of  the  Basins.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25; 
paper,  50  c. 
Story  of  the  coast  of  Maine. 

Leon    Pontifex.     Bost.,    DeWolfe,    Fiske, 
$1.25. 

A  British  clergyman  called  to  take  charge  of  a  church 
in  an  obscure  New  England  village  is  the  hero. 

Grey,    Maxwell    (pseudonym).     See    Tuttiett, 
M.  G. 


Guthrie,     Thomas     Anstey    ("  F.    Anstey"). 

[1S56-.] 

English  writer,  chiefly  of  farcical  or  fantastic  stories. 
He  assumes  a  ludicrous  hypothesis,  works  it  out 
gravely,  generally  with  ingenuity,  energy,  and  enjoya- 
able  humor.  His  method  resembles  that  of  Mr.  F.  R. 
Stockton,  but  he  has  less  of  artistic  restraint  than  his 
American  rival.  823.89. 

He  sprang  into  reputation  with 

Vice  Versa.     N.   Y.,  Appleton,  $1  ;   paper, 
50  c. 

A  tile  founded  on  the  exchange  of  nature  between 
a  father  and  his  school-boy  son.  The  first  chapters  are 
excruciatingly  funny,  but  the  idea  does  not  bear  its 
lengthy  exposition.  The  author's  first  serious  novel  was 

The  Giant's  Robe.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si. 25; 
paper,  50  c. 

The  plot  is  well  sustained  and  the  strain  of  suspense 
admirably  lightened  by  touches  of  farcical  comedy. 
Among  the  author's  later  works  the  best  is  : 

Tourmalin's  Time  Checks.     N.  Y.,  Apple- 
ton,  boards,  50  c. 

Habberton,  John.     [1S42-.] 

Helen's  Babies.     N.  Y.,  G.  W.  Dillingham, 
paper,  25  c. ;  Phila.,  Peterson,  Si. 

A  story  about  children,  very  amusing  to  older  folks. 
It  captured  the  public,  and  some  of  the  children's  say- 
ings became  household  words.  The  author's  subse- 
quent works  are  much  less  striking.  813.49. 

Brueton's    Bayou.     Phil.,    Lippincott,    $1  ; 
paper,  50  c. 

A  Western  story  of  original  motive,  full  of  bright 
conversation. 

Out  at  Twinnett's.     N.  Y.,  J.  A.  Taylor  & 
Co.,  paper,  50  c. 

Chiefly  descriptive  of  Wall  Street  and  its  methods. 

Haggard,  Henry  Rider.     [1S56-.] 

English  novelist.  The  scene  of  most  of  his  marvel- 
lous or  exciting  adventures  is  in  Africa.  He  is  ingen- 
ious, with  a  capital  notion  of  the  dramatic,  and  fre- 
quently funny.  H  is  great  faults  are  exaggeration  and  a 
proneness  to  platitudinous  reflection.  Enthusiastic  ad- 
mirers compare  him  favorably  with  R.  L.  Stevenson, 
but  they  have  not  quite  appreciated  the  depth  of  the 
latter's  thought  or  the  beauty  of  his  style.        823.89. 


N.  Y.,   Longmans, 


King  Solomon's  Mines. 
75  c. ;  Harper,  20  c. 

A  first-rate  story  of  wonderful  adventure  It  in- 
troduces Allan  yuatermain,  a  great  lion-hunter  and 
hero  of  several  later  stories. 

She.     N.  Y.,  Longmans,  75  c;  paper,  25  c. 

A  very  sensational  and  popular  novel.  She,  a  re- 
pulsive and  impossible  witch,  ages  old,  is  the  mysterious 
cause  for  narration  of  innumerable  daring  exploits  and 
adventures.  A  wonderful  exhibition  of  imagination, 
unrestrained  by  reason  or  art. 

Allan  Quatermain.     N.  Y.,  Longmans,  75  c; 
paper,  25  c. 

Allan's  Wife.     N.  Y.,   Longmans,  75  c.  pa- 
per, 25  c. 

Jess.     N.Y.,  Longmans,  75  c;  paper,  25  c. 

Heart  of  the  World.     N.  Y.,  Longmans, 

$1.25. 


Fiction. 


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Hale,  Rev.  Edward  Everett.     [1S22-.] 

New  England  writer  of  novels  and  tales.  Mui  b  ol 
his  work  is  especially  addressed  to  the  young.  He  is 
generally  animated  by  a  spirit  ol  patriotism  and  a  de- 
sire to  inculcate  c"o<i  morals,  hence  .1  little  tin-some, 
however  excellent.  His  style  is  colloquial,  showing 
some  -.tr.un  to  achieve  wit  and  humor,  not  always  suc- 
cessful. 813.40. 

The  Man  Without  a  Country.     Host.,  Rob- 
erts, $1.25;  paper,  5"  c. 

UPS  \m>  Downs.      Host.,  Roberts,  Si. 50. 

Haliburton,  Thomas  Chandler  ("  Sam  Slick  "). 
[I797-I865.] 

Tiik    Clockmaker.     Host.,    Houghton,   $1; 

X.  Y.,  Routledge,  Soc.;Warne,  paper,  20c. 

In  writing  tins  hook  Judge  Haliburton,  a  Nova 
Scotian,  founded  the  school  of  humor  since  developed 
by  Artemus  Ward  and  Mark  Twain.  In  the  guise  of  a 
Yankee  clock  peddler  the  author  airs  Tory  convictions 
of  an  extreme  type,  and  satirizes  the  folly  of  leaning  on 
politics  for  prosperity.  "The  Clockmaker"  was  written 
nearly  sixty  years  ago,  and  its  style  is  often  hurried  and 
careless,  yet  many  of  its  chapters  are  as  amusing  as  ever. 
Phases  of  provincial  life  long  vanished  are  here  painted 
by  a  keen  observer.  The  occasional  descriptions  of 
nature  are  sympathetic  and  genuine.  813.39. 

The  Attache.     N.   Y.,  Routledge,  Soc. 

Nature  and  Human  Nature.     N.  Y.,  Dick 
.V  F.,  paper,  75  c. 

Hamerton,  Philip  Gilbert.     [1S34-1894.] 

An  English  art  critic,  whose  novels  bear  the  mark  of 
artistic  feeling  and  of  trained  sympathy  with  nature. 
He  tells  a  pleasant  story  with  skill,  yet  story-telling  is 
plainly  but  a  bye-pursuit  with  him. 

WenderholME:  a  tale  of  Yorkshire  and  Lan- 
cashire.     Host.,  Roberts,  $2. 
Describes  reverses  of  fortune  with  quiet  power. 

Makmorne.     Host.,  Roberts,  Si;  paper,  50  c. 

The  scene  is  laid  in  Burgundy.  Gives  some  of  the 
best  descriptions  of  French  country  life  in  English  lit- 
erature. 

Harry  Blount:  passages  in  a  boy's  life  on 
land  and  sea.     Host.,  Roberts,  $1.25. 

Hardy,  Arthur  Sherburne.     [1S47-.] 

Formerly  professor  of  mathematics  at  Dartmouth 
College,  exemplifying  that  imagination,  so  far  from 
being  foreign  to  science,  may  be  characteristic  of  it. 
His  stones  are  well  put  together,  and  his  style  is  care- 
ful, yet  easy  and  graceful.  813.49. 

Passe  Rose.     Host.,  Houghton,  Si. 25  ;  paper, 
50  c. 

A  delightful  romantic  tale  of  Charlemagne  and  chiv- 
alry. The  career  0  the  waif,  Passe  Rose,  is  beauti- 
fully imagined  and  ex  ellently  told. 

Bui  Yet  t  Woman.     Host.,  Houghton,  Si. 25; 
paper,  50  c. 
This  book  made  the  author's  reputation  as  a  novelist. 

The  Wind  of  Destiny.     Host.,   Houghton, 
$1.25  ;  paper,  50  c. 

Hardy,  Thomas.     [1540-.] 

English  novelist.  The  region  anciently  known  as 
the  Kingdom  of  Wessez,  particularly  the  County  ol 
Dorset  is  his  chosen  field.  Thoroughly  acquainted  with 
the  history  of  the  country,  as  well  as  with  its  modern 


life,  he  depicts  the  influence  of  new  ways  and  new 
1 .,  breaking  up  trad  tional  customs  and  convulsing 
charai  er  i>u t  recently  brought  In  contact  with  the 
world's  movements.  His  design  is  at  once  free  and 
lirm,  and,  though  the  detail  of  desi  ription  of  seene  and 
circumstani  e  is  minute  and  the  characters  involved  in 
the  action  are  of  great  variety,  he  manages  to  pn  serve 
unity  and  to  give  the  impression  that  every  part  is  es- 
sential t mpleteness  of   the  whole.     Life,  as  he 

it,  is  tragic  or  comic,  and  either  way  not  very  pleasant. 
Humanity  under  his  interpretation  appears  far  fro  11 
admirable,  yet  he  compels  us  for  the  time  to  accept  his 
view.  His  women,  especially  those  whom  lie  appi 
really  to  care  for,  are  more  remarkable  for  violent  ani- 
mal instinct  than  for  any  mental  or  spiritual  grace.  <  >n 
the  whole,  his  work  is  strong,  interesting,  and  disagree- 
able. 823.89. 

The  Return  oftheNative.     X.  V.,  Lovell, 

Coryell,  75  c.  or  >i  ;   Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

A  very  powerful  rural  tragedy,  brought  about  by  one 
of  the  author's  most  vulgar  and  detestable,  yet  most 
artistically  drawn,  women. 

Tess  ok  the  D'URBERVILLES.  N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, Si. 50. 

Another  impressive  rural  tragedy.  The  movement 
is  grand,  very  vigorous  and  passionate,  and  many  of 
the  characters  show  the  author  at  his  best.  The  artis- 
tic effect  is  spoiled  by  his  interpolated  justifications  of 
the  principal  character.  His  defence  of  Tess  is  quite 
superfluous  and  expresses  great  eonfus:on  of  mind  in 
regard  to  decent  standards  of  behavior. 

Far  from  the  Madding  Crowd.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  Si. 50;  Lovell,  Coryell,  50  c.  or$i; 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

A  charming  s'ory  of  English  country  life.  It  is  the 
book  which  first  brought  the  author  fame. 

A  Pair  of  Blue  Eyes.  N.  Y.,  Lovell, 
Coryell,  75  c. ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  Woodlanders.  N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell, 
$1;  Harper,  paper,  20  c. 

Harland,  Henry  ("  Sidney  Luska  ").     [1S61-.] 

New  York  novelist.  His  plots  are  somewhat  senti- 
ment.il,  but  very  well  carried  out.  His  best  work  is 
drawn  from  Jewish  life  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

813.49. 

As   It  Was   Written.     N.   Y.,   Cassell,   Si; 
paper,  50  c. 
A  Jewish  musician's  story. 

Mrs.  Peixada.  N.  Y.,  Cassell,  Si;  paper, 
50  c. 

The  Yoke  of  the  Tiiokah.  N.  Y.,  Cassell, 
Si;  paper,  50  c. 

Mademoiselle    Miss.     N.   Y.,    Lovell,    Cor- 
yell, Si. 
Short  stories. 

Harland,  Marion  {pseudonym).     See  Terhune, 
Mrs.  M.  Y. 

Harraden,  Beatrice. 

Ships  thai  Pass  in  the  Night.  N.Y.,  Put- 
nam, Si ;  paper,  50  c. 

The  scene  is  in  Switzerland,  and  the  slight  story  is 
pre  tily  told.  The  charai  ters  are  very  modern,  and 
their  shades  of  thought  .md  feeling  arc  c.evcrly  indi- 
cated.    The  book  is  deservedly  popular.  823.89. 

In  Varying  Moods.     N.  Y.,  Putnam,  Si. 


i8 


Fiction. 


Harris,  Joel  Chandler.     [184s-  .] 

Southern  writer  of  negro  folk-tales  and  stories  of 
Southern  life.  His  understanding  of  negro  character, 
its  fun,  pathos  and  savagery,  is  deep,  and  his  presenta- 
tion admirable.  He  manages  negro  dialect  with  ap- 
parent truth  and  precision.  813.49. 

His  reputation  was  made  by 


Friends.     Bost., 


Uncle    Remus    and    His 
Houghton,  Si. 50. 

The  material  for  this  volume  of  negro  folk-lore,  held 
together  by  delightful  old  Uncle  Kemus,  was  gathered 
at  first-hand  from  plantation  negroes.  The  "  Creetur  " 
tales  and  the  manner  of  their  telling  are  uniquely 
funny— an  endless  delight  for  children  and  their 
elders.     This  book  was  followed  by 

Nights  with  Uncle  Remus.     Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, $1.50;  paper,  50  c. 

Three  new-comers  help  Uncle  Remus  with  his  tales, 
each  maintaining  his  own  peculiarity  of  dialect  and  dis- 
tinct personality.  Quite  as  good  as  the  first  volume. 
All  the  author's  work  is  good. 

Mingo  and  Other  Sketches.    Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, $1.25;  paper,  50  c. 

Harris,  Mrs.  Miriam  (Coles).     [1S34-.] 

A  New  York  novelist.  Very  productive  and  popu- 
lar. Her  novels  always  appear  to  be  made  on  a  given 
receipt,  varying  only  in  the  quantity  of  ingredients 
used.  To  a  lively  mind  they  should  be  conducive  of 
profound  sleep.  813.49. 

Rutledge.  Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

St.  Philip's.  Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

Louie's  Last  Term  at  St.   Mary's.     Bost., 
Houghton,  $1. 

Harrison,  Mrs.  Constance  Cary  (Mrs.   Burton 
Harrison).     [1S35-.] 

Southern  novelist.  She  describes  life  in  Virginia 
and  New  York  ;  mostly  the  life  of  the  rich  and  fash- 
ionable. Her  intuition  is  not  very  keen,  nor  her 
thought  very  deep,  but  she  writes  smooth-flowing 
stories,  easily  read  and  as  easily  forgotten.      813.49. 

ANGLOMANIACS.     N.  Y.,  Cassell,   fi;    paper, 
50  c. 

A  Daughter  <>f  theSouth.     N.  Y.,  Cassell, 
$1. 

Short  stories. 

Sweet  Bells  Out  of  Tune.         N.  Y.,  The 
Century  Co.,  $1.25. 

Harrison,  Mrs.  Mary   ("  Lucas  Malet  "). 

KiiLrlish  novelist.  This  daughter  of  Charles  Kings- 
ley  inherits  her  father's  imagination  and  literary  power, 
but  her  mind  is  attracted  to  different  subjects.  She 
deals  with  the  complications  of  modern  life,  and  espe- 
cially with  the  facility  with  which  mortals  fall  into  sin. 
She  is  sympathetic  with  the  passions  of  human  nature 
and  free  from  sentimentality  in  developing  the  conse- 
quences of  their  indulgence.  823.89. 

The  Wages  ok  Sin.     Lond.,   Sonnenschein, 
6s.;  N.  Y.,  Munro,  25  c. 

A  strong  novel  of  modern  English  life.  The  princi- 
pal incident  is  a  favorite  one  with  cheap  sens.it  onal 
novelists,  but  is  handled  by  the  author  with  originality 
and  truth.  The  movement  is  dramatic  and  the  cha 
ters  thoughtfully  and  courageously  drawn.  The  pay- 
ment exacted  for  sin  is  shown  to  depend  on  the  tem 
perament  and  character  of  the  sinner. 


A  Counsel  of  Perfection.     N.  Y.,  Apple- 
ton,  §1 ;  half  boards,  75  c. ;  paper,  50  c. 

Mrs.  Lorimer.   N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $1;  paper, 
50  c. 

Harte,  Francis  Bret.     [1S39-.] 

Writer  of  Western  stories  ;  he  has  for  many  years 
made  his  home  in  England.  The  first  to  celebrate  the 
"  forty-niners  "  and  other  pioneers  of  the  Pacific  coast. 
Many  have  followed  him,  few  equalled  and  none  ex- 
celled him.  With  a  natural  gift  for  literary  expression 
and  form,  a  sympathy  with  vagabonds  and  outcasts, 
and  much  experience  of  rough-and-reaJy  phases  of 
life,  he  was  pre-eminently  fitted  to  make  a  figure  in 
American  literature.  His  later  stories  have  neither  the 
originality  nor  authority  of  the  earlier,  but  are  gen- 
erally far  above  mediocrity.  813.49. 

The  Luck  of  Roaring  Camp.  Bost. ,  Hough- 
ton, §i. 

Short  stories. 

Mrs.  Skaggs's  Husbands.     Bost.,  Houghton, 
$1.25. 
More  short  stories. 

Tales  of  the  Argonauts.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
$1.25. 

A  Phyllis  of  the  Sierras.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, fi. 

A  Sappho  of  Green  Springs.  Bost. ,  Hough- 
ton, $1.25;  paper,  50  c. 

Gabriel  Conroy.  Hartford,  Conn.,  Am. 
Pub.  Co.,    Ji. 

Hartley,  Mrs.  May  ("  May  Laffan  "). 

Irish  novelist.  Draws  a  variety  of  Irish  characters 
with  great  skill.  Her  stories  are  full  ol  the  national 
warmth,  sorrow,  and  fun.  823-89. 

Flitters,  Tatters  and  the  Counsellor. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1;  U.  S.  Book  Co.,  pa- 
per, 10  c. 

Ismay's  Children.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si. 

Hogan  M.  P.  Lond.,  Macmillan,  2s.  6d.;  N. 
Y.,  U.  S.  Book  Co.,  paper,  10  c. 

Hatton,  Joseph.     [1S39-.] 

An  English  journalist  and  novelist,  with  a  g-ood 
sense  of  plot  and  a  keen  eye  for  character. 

John  Needham's  Double.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
paper,  25  c. 

The  story  of  a  murder  ingeniously  told  :  the  basis  of 
a  popular  play. 

The  Great  World.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper, 
20  c. 

The  Queen  of  Bohemia.  Harper,  paper, 
15c. 

Hawkins,  Anthony  Hope  ("  Anthony  Hope  "). 

English  writer  of  tales.  He  represents  the  late  re- 
action from  realism  in  its  limited  sense  of  reproduction 
of  ordinary  people  and  every-day  experience.  He 
narrates  a  romantic  adventure,  of  which  the  partici* 
pants  are  all  that  is  real  and  modern.  His  stories  are 
short,  of  excellent  literary  form,  and  brilliant  in  dia- 
logue and  characterization.  823.89 


Fiction. 


T9 


The  Prisoner  01   Zk.noa.     N.  Y.,  Holt,  75  c. 

An  admirable  story,  very  romantic  in  conception 
and  real  in  presentation.  The  chain  of  impossible  cir- 
Btances  is  perfectl]  linked,  and  the  characters  are  so 
lite- like  and  interesting  that  the  impossibility  ol  all  is  a 
cold  afterthought.  The  hero,  though  .1  modern  Eng- 
lish gentleman,  is  as  romantic  and  captivating  as  a 
fail  j  prince. 

The  Indiscretion  of  hik  Duchess.     N.  Y., 

Holt,  75  C 

The  God  in  the  Car.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,$i; 
paper,  50  c. 

Speculation  In  railroad  stocks  in  South  Africa  is  the 
theme. 


Hawthorne,  Julian.     [TS46-.] 

New  England  novelist  and  miscellaneous  writer. 
His  imagination  applied  to  the  supernatural  and  to 
strange  crime  shows  an  affinity  with  the  weird  or  inex- 
plicable similar  to  that  of  his  father,  Nathaniel,  but 
immeasurably  less  subtle  and  refined.  His  books  are 
interesting  and  vigorous,  more  noticeable  f  :>r  incident 
and  action  than  for  development  of  character  or  pres- 
entation of  problems  of  conduct.  813.49. 

Archibald  Malmaison.    N.  Y.,  Funk,  75c; 
paper,  15  c. 

A  "creepy"  tale  with  a  good  idea,  very  boldly- 
worked  out,  and  exciting  plain  horror  rather  than  sym- 
pathy. 

Fortune's   Fool.     Bost.,   Houghton,  $1.50; 
paper,  50  c. 

Mrs.    Gainsborough's    Diamonds.     N.   Y., 
Appleton,  paper,  25  c. 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel.     [1S04-1S64.] 

New  England  writer  of  novels  and  tales  of  middle 
period  of  19th  century.  The  most  distinguished  Ameri- 
can novelist  and  the  finest  exponent  in  literature  of 
New  England  Puritanism  and  mysticism,  that  is,  a  com- 
bination of  exalted  imagination  and  conscience.  The 
great  strength  of  his  delineation  is  on  the  spiritual  side, 
and  the  struggle  between  the  flesh  and  the  spirit  is  ever 
uppermost.  His  sense  of  the  dramatic  and  picturesque 
was  sufficient  for  action  and  situation,  but  he  never  de- 
pended on  either  for  effect.  As  a  writer  of  beautiful 
imaginative  prose  no  other  American  is  his  equal  and 
few  Englishmen  are  his  superiors.  813.33. 


Bost.,  Houghton,  $1 


The  Scarlet  Letter. 
or  30  c. 

For  idea,  structure  and  style  is  as  nearly  perfect  as  a 
novel  can  be      The  horror  OI  sin  concealed,  and  the  an- 

fuish  of  sin  confessed,  are  depicted  in  most  moving 
r.nna  and  with  absolute  adequacy.  With  this  theme 
is  woven  a  wonderful  represent.!  ion  of  New  England 
life  and  thought  in  early  Colonial  times. 

The     Marble     Faun.      Called    in    England 
"Transformation."     Bost.,    Houghton,  £2. 

The  scene  is  in  Koine  and  the  tale  reveals  the  very 
curious  influence  of  Old  World  myth  and  atmosphere 
on  an  imagination  free  as  air  and  a  moral  nature  firmlj 
founded  on  Puritan  principles.  It  is  fantastii .  fasci- 
nating and  romant'c,  but  in  no  way  so  fine  an  expression 
of  the  author's  genius  as  arc  his  New  England  stories  : 

The  House  OF  THE  Seven   Gables.     Bost., 
Houghton,  Si  or  30  c. 

Mosses  from  an  Old  Manse.     Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, S2;  linen,  30  c. 


Twice-Told  Tales.  Bost.,  Houghton,  $2; 
linen,  30  c. 

Many  historical  incidents  are  included  in  these  and 
many  are  weirdly  imaginative.     All  very  fine. 

A  Wonder-Book;  Tanglewood  Talks;  and 
Grandfather's  Chair.  Host.,  Houghton, 
$2. 

The  best  stories  for  (,'irls  and  boys  ever  written  in 
America.     Grown  folk  read  them  witli  delight. 

Hay,  Mary  Cecil.     |  [840-1886.] 

English  novelist.  Her  tales  of  domestic  and  social 
life  are  compounded  of  st'.ik  material— a  love  affair, 
a  mystery  frequently  involving  some  sort  of  crime 
among  the  aristocracy,  and  an  inevitable  catastrophe. 
Her  early  books  were  rather  good  for  character  and 
description  of  scenes.  823.89 

Old  Myddleton's  Money.  N.  Y.,  Lovell, 
Coryell,  50  c.;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  Squire's  Legacy,  N  Y.,  Lovell,  Cor- 
yell, 50  c. ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  Arundel  Motto.  N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Cor- 
yell, 50  c. ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Hayes,    Henry   {pseudonym).     See    Kirk,    Mrs. 
Ellen  W.  O. 

Hearn,  Lafcadio.     [1850-.] 

A  Southerner  of  foreign  birth  whose  chief  distinc- 
tion as  a  writer  is  in  the  field  of  travel.  He  has  vivid 
imagination  and  unpruned  luxuriance  in  description. 
His  unusual  opportunities  for  portraying  out-of-the- 
way  people  give  his  books  a  refreshing  picturesque- 
ness. 

YOUMA.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1. 
A  tale  of  the  negro  insurrection  in  the  West  Indies. 

Chita:  A  Memory  of  Last  Island.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  $1. 

Hector,  Mrs.  Annie   French  ("Mrs.   Alexan- 
der").    [1825-.] 

English  novelist  of  social  and  domestic  life.  Her 
scenes  and  people  are  generally  English  varied  by  ex- 
cursions to  Germany  and  France.  Drawing  most  of 
her  characters  from  the  middle  and  upper  classes,  she 
develops  them  with  composure  through  the  not  too 
thrilling  vicissitudes  of  a  somewhat  mechanical,  care- 
fully built  plot.  Her  good  people  (especially  women) 
are  natural  and  pleasing,  a  little  garrulous;  her  bad  are 
more  artificial,  less  suggestive  of  personal  acquaintance 

823.89. 

Her  Dearest  Foe.  N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell, 
75  c. ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

One  of  the  author's  first  and  best  novels  with  quali- 
ties that  1  ii.it.  11  terizeall  her  subsequent  work.  The  love- 
story  is  pretty,  the  tangle  about  .1  losl  will  scrupulously 
made  straight,  the  heroine  .1  sprightly,  independent, 
healthy  English  woman,  and  the  interminable  conver- 
sations neither  very  brilliant  nor  very  dull.  The  most 
popular  among  the  author's  numerous  subsequent  works 
are  : 

The  WOOING  o't.  N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell, 
50  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

WHICH  Shall  It  Be?  N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Cor- 
yell, 75  c. ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

RALPH  Wilton's  WEIRD.  N.  Y.,  Munro, 
paper,  25  c. 


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Fiction. 


Henderson,  Isaac.     [1S50-.] 

The     Prelate.     Bost.,     Houghton,     $1.50; 
paper,  50  c. 

A  sensational  story  of  the  American  colony  in  Rome. 
The  author,  a  New  Yorker,  long  resident  in  Europe, 
contrives  interesting  situations  with  art. 

Agatha  Page.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50;  pa- 
per, 50  c. 
Another  Roman  tale. 

Herman,  Henry.  See  under  Murray,  David  C, 
for  novel  written  in  collaboration — "He 
Fell  Among  Thieves." 

Holmes,  Mrs.  Mary  Jane  (Hawes). 

Her  works  are  unknown  to  the  cultured  reader,  but 
are  very  popular  among  people  of  limited  education, 
experience,  and  opportunity  to  get  books  better  worth 
while.  They  are  not  sensational  or  vicious;  they  are, 
indeed,  rather  prosy  and  dull.  The  secret  of  their  long 
popularity  has  never  been  divulged  by  their  readers. 

813.49. 

Lena   Rivers.     N.    Y.,    G.    W.   Dillingham, 
paper,  50  c. 

Millbank.     N.  Y.,  G.  W.  Dillingham,  paper, 
50  c. 

Holmes,  Oliver  Wendell.     [1S09-1894.] 

A  New  Englander,  more  distinguished  as  poet  and 
essayist  than  as  writer  of  fiction.  At  the  time  of  his 
death,  1894,  the  last  survivor  of  the  great  New  England 
literary  group  born  about  the  first  of  the  century.  All 
his  work  is  distinguished  for  keen  perception,  wit,  and 
grace  of  expression.  813.49. 


Bost.,     Houghton,    $1.50; 


Elsie    Venxer. 
paper,  50  c. 

A  psychological  study.  Elsie  Venner  is  supposed 
to  have  the  blood  of  a  rattlesnake  in  her  veins. 

The  Guardian  Angel.     Bost.,    Houghton, 
$1.50;  paper,  50  c. 
A  study  in  heredity. 

Hope,  Anthony.     See  Hawkins,  Anthony  H. 

Howard,  Blanche  Willis  (now  Mrs.  Teuffel). 
[1847-.] 

New  England  novelist.  She  is  frequently  amusing,  but 
like  many  of  her  countrywomen,  always  struggling  '•  to 
be  bright."  Several  of  her  stories  have  European 
scenes  and  characters,  but  the  best  are  descriptive  of 
her  own  country  and  compatriots.  813.49. 

One  Summer.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

Hen-  the  anther  is  "  bright  "  all  through.  The  peo- 
ple who  conduct  the  slight  drama  an-  thoroughly  Ameri- 
can. The  little  book  created  a  sensation  when  tirst 
published,  and  will  probably  be  read  when  the  author's 
later  works  are  forgotten. 

GUENN.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50;  paper,  50c. 

The  scene  is  laid  in  Brittany  and  the  local  .color  is 
very  well  given. 

TONV   1111.  M  \in.     N.  V.,  Harper,  $1. 
Very  good  light  comedy. 

The   Open  Door.     Host.,  Houghton,  $1.50; 
paper,  50  c. 

Howe,  Edgar  Watson.     [1S54-] 

The   Story   of  a   Country  Town.     Bost., 
Houghton,  S1.25;  paper,  50  c. 
A  strong,  realistic  n<>vel.    The  life  depicted  is  hard 


and  sordid  and  the  characters  are  not  agreeable  It  is 
all  too  painfully  true  ever  to  have  been  written  The 
first  edition  was  set  up  and  printed  by  the  author  and 
editor  of  a  newspaper  in  the  dreary  Western  town 
where  the  scene  is  laid.  813.49. 

Moonlight  Bay,     Bost.,   Houghton,  $1.50  ; 
paper,  50  c. 

The  Mystery  of  the  Locks.    Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, Si. 25. 

Howells,  William  Dean.     [1S37-.] 

Born  in  Ohio,  resides  in  New  York,  poet,  novelist, 
and  miscellaneous  writer.  In  his  literary  career  he, 
an  apostle  of  realism  in  fiction,  has  been  most  faithful 
to  one  idea,  the  delineation  of  American  life,  particu- 
larly that  of  New  England,  in  its  least  exceptional  as- 
pect. To  be  properly  understood  and  appreciated  he 
must  be  judged  by  all  his  work  and  not  by  single  vol- 
umes. It  is  true  that,  on  the  whole,  he  seems  to  ignore 
the  existence  of  deep  emotion  and  passion  and  their 
enormous  influence  on  human  destiny,  but  this  appar- 
ent limitation  is  fairly  explained  by  the  fact  that  the 
people  whom  he  represents  are  really  more  intelligent 
than  emotional,  more  practical  than  passionate.  A 
fairer  criticism  would  refer  to  his  c  mparative  neglect 
of  the  finely  intellectual  or  spiritual  New  Englander, 
but  again  it  must  be  remembered  that  this  man  is  not 
so  common  as  he  was  in  the  generation  just  passing 
away  when  Mr.  Howells  began  to  write.  His  latest 
novels  dwell  more  on  the  Americans  likeness  to  the 
rest  of  humanity  than  on  his  deviations  from  the  eternal 
type.  This  is  not  change,  but  development,  partly  ac- 
counted for  by  an  extended  sphere  of  observation,  and 
partly,  perhaps,  by  the  wider  understanding  and  deeper 
sympathy  which  years  bring  to  one  who  thinks  and 
feels.  Of  his  vivacity  in  portraiture,  his  humor  and  wit, 
it  is  unnecessary  to  speak;  his  severest  critics  have 
never  questioned  them.  813.43. 

A  Chance  Acquaintance.    Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, %\. 

Their  Wedding  Journey.     Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, Si. 

Charming  sketches,  through  which  the  author  be- 
came widely  known  to  the  public. 

The    Rise    of    Silas     Latham.       Bost., 
Houghton,  $1.50;  paper,  50  c. 

A  Modern  Instance.     Bost.,  Houghton, 
$1.50;  paper,  50  c. 

Taken  singlv,  the  author's  strongest  and  hardest 
wf  rks.  Bach  embodies  a  literal,  merciless  representa- 
tion of  a  conspicuous  American  type,  and  a  subtle  in- 
terpretation, perfectly  clear  and  cold,  in  which,  while 
nothing  is  extenuated,  nothing  is  set  down  in  malice. 

A  Hazard  of  New  Fortunes.     N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, 2  vols.,  $2;  1  vol.,  paper,  Si. 

Here  the  author  steps  into  a  wider  worl^  than  Boston, 
is  occupied  with  greater  movements,  and  begins  to  note 

the  large  iragedii  s  of  Hie. 

A  TRAVKLER  FROM  AiTRURlA.      X.    Y.,    Har- 
per, Si. 50;  paper,  50  c. 

A  discussion  of  human  wrongs  and  grievance-sunder 
existing  social  order  The  "  traveler"  describes  the 
perfection  of  things  in  Altruria.     More  valuable  as  an 

illustration  of  the  tendency  of  the  author's  interests 
and  ill"  'Lilits,  and  lor  the  literary  treatment,  than  as  a 
possible  guide  towards  attainment  of  social  perfection. 


A  Foregone  Conclusion. 
Si. 50;  paper,  50  c. 


Bost.,  Houghton, 


:..    "^ 


Fiction. 


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Atril  HOPES.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.50;  paper, 
75C 

Indian  Summer.  Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50; 
paper,  50  c. 

Hungerford,  Mrs.  Margaret  (Hamilton)  ("  The 

Duchess  "). 

A  contemporaneous  Irish  novelist.  She  is  frivolous, 
sentimental,  slangy,  and  popular.  Her  first  novels 
were  fresh,  touched  with  genuine  pathos,  and  fre- 
quently witty.     Her  later  books  are  feeble  repetitions. 

823.89. 

Beauty's  Daughters.  Phila.,  Lippincott, 
$] ;  N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Airy,  Fairy  Lilian.  Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1; 
N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c, 

Mrs.  Geoffrey.  Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1;  N. 
Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Molly  Bawn.  Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1;  N.  Y., 
Burt,  75  c. ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Phyllis.  Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1;  N.  Y., 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Hunt,  Helen.     See  Jackson,  Helen  H. 

Ingelow.  Jean.     [1S30-.] 

English  poet,  whose  few  contributions  to  prose  fic- 
tion aie  worth  reading.  The  description  of  scenes  and 
events  have  poetic  quality,  and  are  touched  with  the 
womanly  tenderness  and  sentiment  which  distinguish 
the  author*s  verse.  823.89. 

Off  the  Skelligs.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $1. 

Fated  to  be  Free.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $1. 

Full  of  pleasant  descriptions  of  family  life.  The 
author  is  specially  happy  in  describing  children. 

Don  John.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $1. 

The  story  of  the  lives  of  two  children  exchanged  by 
a  wet-nurse. 

John  Jerome.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $1.25. 

John  Jerome's  thoughts  on  art,  religion,  and  nature 
are  full  of  suggestion. 

Mopsa,  the  Fairy.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $1.25. 
Iron,  Ralph  {pseudonym).    See  Schreiner,  Olive. 

Irving,  Washington.     [17S3-1859.] 

A  New  Yorker  of  early  part  of  19th  century.  His 
works  include  histories,  biographies,  essays,  and  tales. 
In  manner  and  style  he  carried  on  the  tradition  of 
English  prose  established  by  the  18th  century  writers, 
and  is  especially  comparable  with  the  Queen  Anne 
essayists.  In  his  books,  descriptive  of  Old  World  scenes, 
he  appears  more  imitative  than  original.  His  best 
work  is  that  which  gives  to  the  legends  of  his  native 
land  imperishable  literary  forms.  817.24. 

Knickerbocker's  History  of  New  York. 
N.  Y.,  Putnam,  75  c.  and  upwards;  Cassell, 
2  vols.,  paper,  20  c. 

A  very  entertaining  combination  of  fact  and  fiction. 
The  fun  is  occasionally  toned  and  extravagant,  but 
there  is  abundance  of  genial  humor.  With  no  great 
pretension  to  seriousness,  it  probably  gives  a  very 
truthful  account  of  the  transplanted  Dutchman's  habits 
and  manners. 


The  SKETCH  Book.     N.   Y.,   Putnam,  75  c. 
and  upwards;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

These  include  American,  English,  and  Continental 
European  tales  and  sketches.    The  besl  are  the  tales  of 

the  Hudson,  such  as  "Rip  Van  Winkle-"  ami  the 
"  Legend  of  Sleepy  Hollow,"  but  they  are  all  artistic  m 
conception,  while  the  execution  is  uniformly  smooth 
and  graceful. 

Bracehridge  Hall.     N.  Y.,   Putnam,   75  c. 
and  upwards. 

Wolfert's   Roost.     N.    Y.,    Putnam,    75  c. 
and  upwards. 

Tales  of  a  Traveler.     N.  Y.,  Putnam,  %\ 
and  upwards. 

Jackson,  Mrs.  Helen  Maria  (Fiske)("  H.  H."). 
[1831-1885.] 

New  England  novelist,  poet,  and  writer  of  tales.  Her 
stories  of  life,  both  in  the  Eastern  and  Western  States, 
are  thoughtful,  interesting,  and  well  told.  She  had  great 
tenderness  for  suffering  and  misfortune  in  whatever 
shape,  and  her  best  characters  illustrate  the  beauty  of 
moral  courage.  813.49. 

Saxe  Holm's  Stories.     N.    Y.,    Scribner,   2 
vols.,  each  $1;  paper,  each  50  c. 

Rank  high  among  the  best  short  tales  of  American 
life. 

Ramona.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $1.50. 

A  tale  of  unjust  treatment  of  Indians  by  the  United 
States  Government.  Mrs.  Jackson  was  well  informed 
as  to  her  facts.  The  story  is  sympathetic  and  dra- 
matic. 

Hetty's  Strange  History.     Bost.,  Roberts, 

$1. 

Mercy    Philbrick's    Choice.     Bost.,    Rob- 
erts, $1. 

Nelly's     Silver     Mine.      Bost.,     Roberts, 
$1.50. 

Between    Whiles.     Bost.,    Roberts,   $1.25; 
paper,  50  c. 

Zeimi  (unfinished).     Bost.,  Roberts,  Si. 25. 

James,  Mrs.  Florence   Alice  (Price)  ("  Flor- 
ence Warden  "). 

The  House  on  the  Marsh.     N.  Y.,  Lovell, 
Coryell,  50  c. ;  Appleton,  paper,  25  c. 

A  sensational  tale.  The  heroine,  a  governess,  finds 
herself  in  the  house  of  a  highwayman.  823.89. 

Ralph    Ryder  of  Brent.     N.  Y.,  National 
Book  Co.,  Si. 25;  paper,  25  c. 
A  story  of  mistaken  identity. 

A  TERRIBLE   Family.     N.   Y.,  International 
News  Co.,  Si;  paper,  50  c. 

A  PERFECT  Fool.     N.  Y.,  International  News 
Co.,  Si ;  paper,  50  c. 

James,  George  Payne  Rainsford.    [1801-1S1  . 1. 1 

English  novelist.  For  productiveness  he  is 
parable  with  the  elder  Dumas;  between  1822  and  i860 
In-  wrote  over  one  hundred  novels,  besides  other  works. 
He  had  a  martial  and  romantic  spirit,  and  pranced 
about  through  centuries,  over  continents,  pouncing 
with  much  discrimination  upon  the  men  and  events 
suitable  for  imaginative  treatment.  The  figure  of 
the  solitary  horseman  pursuing  his  pensive  way  down  a 


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Fiction. 


lonely  glen  is  sacred  to  his  memory.  His  books  are 
exciting  and  tend  to  establish  admiration  for  physical 
courage  and  less  obvious  heroic  virtures.  The  best 
are:  823.89. 

Richelieu.     N.  Y.,  Warne,  paper,  20  c. 

Agincourt.     N.  Y.,  Warne,  paper,  20c. 

Darnley.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  Soc;  Warne, 
paper,  20  c. 

Henry  of  Guise.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  80  c. 

Tames,  Henry.     [1S43-.] 

Born  in  New  York,  resident  in  England.  As  a 
writer  of  short  stories  and  novels,  he  is  a  famous  repre- 
sentative ol  the  analytical  and  psychic  school.  His 
attention  is  given  to  examination  of  mind  and  feeling 
rather  than  to  action.  Like  Mr.  Howells,  with  whom 
in  years  and  reputation  he  is  contemporary,  he  began 
with  studies  of  American  character,  but  preferred  the 
American  abroad  to  the  AmericaD  at  home.  The  jus- 
tice and  subtlety  of  his  perceptions  are  as  indisputable 
as  are  the  correctness  of  his  literary  form  and  the  fine- 
ness of  his  expression.  He  has  always  had  the  light, 
swift  touch  and  the  perfection  of  ironical  humor.  But 
more  and  more  he  has  abandoned  himself  to  the  perfect- 
ing of  the  word,  and  thus  separated  himself  from  the 
public.  He  is  not  human  enough  to  attract  popular  re- 
gard. Nevertheless,  any  one  who  is  willing  to  learn  to 
admire  skilled  literary  workmanship,  to  know  how 
subtle  and  delicate  an  art  that  of  expression  is,  cannot 
do  better  than  study  Mr.  James  in  all  his  works. 

813.46. 
Daisy  Miller. 

Introduces  "  Daisy  Miller,"  at  one  time  the  typical 
American  girl  tourist  in  Europe. 

An  International  Episode. 
The  two  preceding  in  1  vol.     N.  Y.,  Harper, 
$3-50. 

Diary  of  a  Man  of   Fifty — a  Bundle  of 
Letters.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  25  c. 

The  Portrait  of  a  Lady.     Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, §2. 

The   Princess   Casamassima.     N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan,  61.25. 

The  Lesson  of  the  Master.     N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan,  §1. 
Short  stories. 

The  Bostonians.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan  $1. 

The  Reverberator.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1. 

Jamison,  Mrs.  Celia  V.  (formerly  Mrs.   C.  V. 
Hamilton). 

Southern  writer,  born  in  Louisiana.  813.49. 

The   Story    of    ax    Enthusiast.      Bost., 
Houghton,  $1.50;  paper,  50  c. 

A  boy  with  an  artist  nature  is  forced  to  live  among 
humdrum  English  people.  At  seventeen  he  starts  for 
Italy  in  search  "I  one  of  Raphael's  pictures.  A  fairly 
interesting  study  in  the  psychology  of  genius  and  the 
influence  of  heredity. 

Lady  Jane.     N.  Y.,  Century  Co.,  $1.50. 

A  story  of  child-life  ;  the  scene  is  New  Orleans 
among  the  poorer  classes. 

Toinette's  Philip.     N.    Y.,    Century    Co., 

61.50. 

A  romantic  story  of  New  Orleans  life. 


Janvier,  Thomas  Allibone.     [1S49-.] 

Writer  of  tales  and  sketches.  He  is  equally  at  home 
in  Mexico  and  in  New  York.  His  incidents  are  well 
chosen  and  his  characters  fit  his  scenes.  His  style  is 
light,  smooth,  and  happy.  813.49. 

Color  Studies.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  Si;  paper, 
50  c. 

Stories  of  that  part  of  New  York  formerly  known  as 
Greenwich  Village.  The  characters  are  mostly  disci- 
ples of  art,  simple  and  kindly  and  well  fitted  for  the 
air  of  romance  that  hangs  about  their  quarter. 

An  Aztec  Treasure-House.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
Si  50;  paper,  75  c. 

The  Uncle  of  an  Angel.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
$1.25;  paper,  50  c. 

Jenkin,  Mrs.  Henrietta  Caroline  (Campbell). 

[1S08-1S85.] 
English  novelist. 

Who  Breaks,  Pays.  N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell, 
75  c. 

A  very  good  novel  with  original  treatment  of  an  old 
subject.  The  scenes  are  in  England,  France,  and 
Italy.  The  character  of  the  heroine  is  cleverly  dis- 
sected and  her  personality  sympathetically  presented. 

823.89. 

Jupiter's  Daughters.  N.  Y.,  Munro,  pa- 
per, 20  c. 

Madame  de  Beaupre.  N.  Y.,  Munro,  pa- 
per, 20  c. 

Skirmishing.     N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  20  c. 

Within  an  Ace.     N.  Y. ,  Lovell,  Coryell,  75  c. 

Cousin  Stella.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  75  c. 

Jewett,  Sarah  Orne.     [1849-.] 

New  England  novelist  and  writer  of  tales  and 
sketches.  Many  writers  have  attacked  New  England 
life  and  character  with  good  effect,  but  none  has 
given  so  truthful  and  vivid  an  expression,  within 
limitations,  as  Miss  Jewett.  She  is  especially  the  in- 
terpreter of  women  living  on  lonely  farms  and  in 
small  villages.  Their  bare  external  life,  their  moral 
courage,  their  eccentric  tempers  and  ironical  humor 
are  set  forth  with  infinite  sympathy,  skill,  and  variety. 
Always  free  from  extravagance,  she  has  attained  an 
ease  and  naturalness  which  are  the  crowning  graces  of 
literary  art.     All  her  stories  are  good.  813.49. 

A  Country  Doctor.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
Si. 25;  paper,  50  c. 

DEEPHAVEN.     Bost.   Houghton,  $1.25. 
Short  stories. 

A  White  Heron.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 
Short  stories. 

A  Native  of  Winby.  Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 25. 
Short  stories. 

Johnson,  Samuel.     [1 709-1 784.] 

Rasselas,  Prince  of  Abyssinia.  Chic, 
McClurg,  Si;  N.  Y.,  Routledge,  50  c; 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

An  early  example  of  the  deliberately  didactic  novel, 
and  permanently  valuable  both  for  sentiment  and 
stvle.  The  didactic  novel  is  generally  the  product  of 
a  feeble  mind  and  good  intentions,  but  Rasselas  "  had 
the  luck  to  be  written  by  one  who  for  wisdom  ran  Solo- 
mon pretty  close,  and  who  concerned  himself  more 
with  the  goodness  of  acts  than  of  intentions.    The  fable 


Fiction. 


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through  which  the  loft]  ye1  practical  moralizing  on 
conduct  is  conveyed  is  pleasing  and  fanciful;  the  style 
is  Johnson  at  his  best,  impressive  and  Btately,  but  not 
ponderous.    The  K«>k  was  lirsi  published  in  1750. 

823.00. 

Johnston,  Richard  Malcolm.     [1S22-.] 

Southern  novelist  and  writer  of  talcs.  His  works 
arc  descriptive  of  life  '.n  middle  Georgia  in  the  first 
half  of  the  century.  There  is  derided  monoton]  "I 
type  and  interest  hut  a  Strong  sense  of  humor  in  the 
narration  of  petty  social  strife  and  the  bitterness  oi 
inflicting  religious  opinions.  The  dialect  talked  is 
presumably  correct  (since  the  author  writes  of  his  own 

people!,  but  is  among  the  most  grotesque  corruptions  of 
the  English  tongue  ever  committed  to  print.    813.49. 

( >i  n  Mark  LANGSTON.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1. 

Mr.   ABSALOM   Hm.i.ingslea  and  Others.     N. 
V.,  Harper,  £1.25. 
Short  stories. 

Widow  Guthrie.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $1.50. 

Chronicles  of  Mr.  Bill  Williams.     N.  Y., 
Appleton,  $1;  paper,  50  c. 

Dukesborough    Tales.     N.    Y.,    Appleton, 
paper,  50  c. 

The  Primes  and  their  Neighbors.     N.  Y., 
Appleton,  §1;  paper,  50  c. 

Keddie,  Henrietta ("  Sarah  Tytler").    [1S27-.] 

Her  stories  of  Continental  and  English  life  are  of 
unequal  quality — some  very  good,  some  the  reverse. 
Many  of  her  women  and  girls  are  well  drawn  and  at- 
tractive. The  composition  is  frequently  imperfect  in  de- 
tail, and  the  movement  at  times  flags  unnecessarily. 
Her  best  novels  are  semi-historical.  823.89. 

Citoyenne  Jacqueline.    Lond.,  Chatto,  2s. 

A     Huguenot     Family.      N.    Y.,     Harper, 
$1.50. 

Days  of  Yore.     N.  Y.,  Ward  &  Lock,  75  c. 

French     Janet.      Lond.,     Smith    &    Elder, 
boards,  2s. ;  N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  30  c. 

King,  Captain  Charles.     [1S44-.] 

New  York  novelist,  who  writes  stories  of  military 
life  in  frontier  stations.  With  the  jingle  of  spurs  and 
the  blare  of  trumpet  a  sentimental  love  affair  is  inter- 
woven, generally  running  through  not  too  strange 
vicissitude  to  a  happy  end.  His  stones  are  readable 
and  popular.  813.49. 

The  Colonel's  Daughter.     Phila.,  Lippin- 
cott,  Si. 25. 

Kitty's  Conquest.     Phila.,  Lippincott,  Si. 

A  War-Time  Wooing.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1. 

Under  Fire.     Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1.25. 

King,  Grace. 

Southern  writer  of  tales.  Her  work  is  local,'con- 
fined  to  the  Gulf  States.  Her  pictures  of  Creole  soci- 
ety are  refined  and  graceful,  and  some  of  her  incidents 
are  dramatic.  813.49. 

BALCONY     Stories.     N.    Y.,    CenturY    Co., 

Si. 25. 

This  volume  is  beneath  the  author's  usual  standard, 
and  represents  impressionism  run  mad  ;  it  is  spas- 
modic, hysterical,  and  artificial. 


Monsieur  Motte.    N.  Y.,  Armstrong,  $1-25. 

Short  stories. 

TALES  OF  A  Time  and  Place.  N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, $1.25. 

Kingsley,  Charles.     [1S19-1875.] 

English  clergyman  and  novelist  of  the  middle  period 

Ol  the  19th  century.  Most  of  his  novels  an- historical 
and  romantic.  With  an  enthusiasm  for  heroic  virtue, 
wide  cultivation  and  profound  religious  sentiment 
was  well  titted  to  describe  both  physical  prowess  and 
spiritual  Struggles.  His  books  combine  both  inter- 
ests in  a  notable  way,  and  have  well  survived  forty 
years  of  existence.  823.85. 

HYPATIA.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si;  Crovvell, 
75  c. ;  Warne,  paper,  25  c. 

The  scene  is  in  Alexandria,  and  the  movement  in- 
volves the  spectacle  of  Haganism  expiring  in  the  new 
birth  of  Christianity.  Very  dramatic  and  picturesque. 
Hypatia  is  a  brilliantly  imagined  woman  and  a  digni- 
fied, tragic  figure. 

Westward,  Ho!  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si; 
Crowell,  75  c. ;  Warne,  paper,  25  c. 

Fine  story  of  adventure  in  the  reign  of  Queen  Eliza- 
beth. The  scenes  are  in  England,  South  America  and 
on  the  high  seas. 

The  Water  Babies.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si; 
Lovell,  Coryell,  50  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 
An  exquisite  fairy  tale. 

Hereward,  the  Last  of  the  English.  N. 
Y.,  Macmillan,  Si;  Crowell,  75  c;  Warne, 
paper,  25  c. 

Alton  Locke.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1;  Crow- 
ell, 75  c;  Warne,  paper,  25  c. 

Two  Years  Ago.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si; 
Crowell,  75  c. ;  Warne,  paper,  25  c. 

Kingsley,  Henry.     [1830-1S76.] 

English  novelist  and  brother  of  Charles  Kingsley. 
Though  the  less  popular  of  the  two,  his  method  is  really 
the  better,  and  his  indication  of  complex  character  more 
subtle.  He  travelled  much,  observed  many  sorts  of 
men,  and  drew  them  with  less  reflection  of  his  own  tem- 
perament, mind,  and  moral  nature.  823.89. 

The  Recollections  of  Geoffrey  Hamlyn. 
N.  Y.,  Ward  &  Lock,  Si ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

A  good  story  of  Australian  life,  containing  some  of 
the  best  descriptions  ever  written  of  the  colony's  early 
days. 

The  Hillyars  and  the  Burtons.  N.  Y., 
Ward  &  Lock,  Si;  Munro,  paper,  25c. 

Ravenshoe.     N.  Y.,  Ward  &  Lock,  Si. 

Austin  Elliot.     N.  Y.,  Ward  &.  Lock,  Si. 

Kipling,    Rudyard.     [1865-.] 

A  great  story-teller.  The  only  Englishman  equal  to 
the  best  French  and  American  writers  of  short  talesand 
sketches.  Whatever  he  writes  is  life  itself.  For  trag- 
edy and  comedy,  whether  illustrated  in  action  or  char- 
acter, his  pi  ft  is  remarkable.  He  may  be  said  to  have 
introduced  India  to  Europe  and  America, and  especially 
to  have  immortalized  "  Tommy  Atkins,"  the  British 
soldier.  He  has  defects  of  manner  and  expression,  as- 
surance that  touches  impertinence,  and  frankness  that 
reaches  coarseness  and  brutality.  A  modification  of 
such  offences  against  taste  is  desirable,  but  they  do  not 


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seriously  impair  the  essential  excellence  of  his  work. 
His  Indian  stories  have  been   published  in  many   vol- 
umes. 823.89. 
The  best  collection  is  entitled  : 

Indian  Tales:  containing  Plain  Tales  from 
the  Hills,  Soldiers  Three,  The  Phan- 
tom 'Rickshaw.  N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell, 
$1.50. 

Many  Inventions.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si. 50. 
Short  stories. 

The  Jungle  Book.  N.  Y.,  Century  Co., 
$1.50. 

Short  stories  of  human  beings  and  other  animals, 
chiefly  the  other  animals. 

The  Light  that  Failed.  N.  Y.,  Macmil- 
lan,  $1.50;  Lovell,  Coryell,  $1;  paper,  50  c. 

A  novel  with  some  striking  episodes  ;  not  so  good  as 
the  short  stories. 

The  Naulahka.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.50; 
paper,  50  c. 

A  novel  written  in  collaboration  with  Walcott  Bales- 
tier.  The  scene  is  in  India  and  the  subject  an  intrigue 
to  secure  possession  of  a  costly  necklace.  Some  of  it  is 
admirable,  but  the  whole  lacks  unity  and  sustained  in- 
terest. 

Mine  Own  People:  Dinah  Shadd,  and  other 
stories.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  §1. 

Keary,  Annie  Maria.     [1S25— 1S79.] 

An  Irish  novelist  whose  tales  display  refined  senti- 
ment and  close  observation  of  interesting  types. 

823.89. 

Castle    Daly.      Phila.,    Porter   &    Coates, 

$1.50. 

Oldbury.     Phila.,  Porter  &  Coates,  $1.50. 

The  Nations  Around  Israel.  N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan, $1.25. 

The  scene  is  Palestine. 

A  York  and  a  Lancashire  Rose.  N.  Y., 
Macmillan,  $1. 

Kirby ,  William.     [1817-.] 

A  poet  and  novelist  of  English  birth,  long  resident 
in  Canada.  His  special  field  is  Canadian  historical 
and  legendary  lore.  813.49. 

The  Golden  Dog:  a  Romance  of  the  Days 
hi  Louis  Quatorze  in  Quebec.  ■  N.  Y., 
Lovell,  Coryell,  $1. 

An  historical  romance  founded  on  a  Quebec  legend 
of  the  early  days  of  the  fur  trade.  The  story,  though 
somewhat  Ioiil;  drawn  out,  is  told  with  dramatic  realism 
and  strong  local  color. 

Kirk,  Mrs.  Ellen  Warner  (Olney).     [1S42-  .] 

New  England  writer  of  novels  and  short  stories. 
Without  much  of  originality  her  work  is  entertaining 
and  popular.  813.49. 

Queen  Money.  Bost.,  Houghton,  §1.25; 
paper,  50  c. 

Treats  of  the  dearth  in  New  York  social  life  ol 
features  which  attract  the  intellect  and  arouse  emotion. 

The  Story  of  Margaret  Kent.  Bost., 
Houghton,  $1.25;  paper,  50  c. 

A  story  of  violent  social  contrasts,  brisk  in  move- 
ment. It  excites  interest,  but  not  an  elevating  inter- 
est. 


Ciphers.      Bost.,    Houghton,   $1.25;    paper, 
50  c. 

Kirkland,  Joseph.     [1S30-1S94.] 

Zury:  the  Meanest  Man  in  Spring  County. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  81.50;  paper,  50  c. 

A  story  of  Illinois  life  in  the  early  days.  Realistic  in 
portraiture;  formless  and  undramatic  in  development. 

The  McVeys.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

Introduces  many  of  the  characters  of  "  Zury  "  under 
gradually  improving  social  conditions.  813.49. 

Laffan,  May.     (See  Hartley.) 

Lamb,  Mary  [1765-1S47]  and  Charles  [1775— 
1834]- 

Mrs.  Leicester's  School.    N.Y.,  Armstrong, 
81.50. 

This  volume,  written  by  the  great  English  essayist 
and  his  sister,  is  addressed  to  children,  but  may  well  be 
enjoyed  by  older  people,  on  account  both  of  sweetness 
of  thought  and  simple  beauty  of  expression.     823.69- 

Lang,  Andrew.     [1S44-.] 

Scotch  essayist,  journalist,  and  writer  of  tales.  With 
originality  he  combines  large  worldly  experience  and 
so  much  knowledge  of  ancient  and  modern  literature 
that  his  work  expresses  both  observation  and  literary 
cultivation.  His  contributions  to  fiction  are  not  im- 
portant ;  the  best  are  in  the  form  of  adaptations  of  old 
fairytales.  823.89. 

The  Blue,  Green,  Red,  and  Yellow  Faiky 
Books.     N.   Y.,   Longmans,  4  vols.,  each 


Laszowska,  Mrs.  Emily  D.  (Gerard)  von. 

The  Waters  of  Hercules.     Lond.,   Black- 
wood, 3s.  6d. ;  N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  25  c. 

An  excellent  romantic  novel.  The  scene  is  on  the 
borders  of  Hungary  and  Roumania.  The  descriptions 
of  country  and  people,  little  known  to  the  Western 
world,  are  vivid  and  charmingly  interwoven  with  an- 
cient legend.     The  drama  is  well  fitted  to  its  setting. 

823.89. 

The   Land    Beyond   the   Forest.     N.    Y., 
Harper,  $1.50. 

Transylvania. 

Lean,  Mrs.  Florence  (Marryat).     [1S37-.] 

English  society  novelist.  Her  sentiment  is  gen- 
erally false  and  her  representation  extravagant.  A 
transient  distraction  is  the  most  that  can  be  gained 
from  her  numerous  shallow  and  silly  books.     823.89. 

How  Like  a  Woman.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Cor- 
yell, f  1 ;  paper,  50  c. 

There  is  no  Death.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Corvell, 
•1. 

Lever,  Charles.     [1S06-1S72.] 

The  great  Irish  novelist.  His  delineation  of  hisown 
countrymen  equals  in  vividness,  though  perhaps  not  in 
variety,  that  of  the  Scotch  people  by  Scott.  His  best 
novels  describe  military  and  romantic  adventure  and 
present  in  succession  thrilling  situations,  amusing 
scrapes  and  blunders.  Extravagant  fun,  reckless 
daring,  and  high  spirits  characterize  his  prominent 
figures.  In  his  later  days  the  spirit  waned,  but  to  the 
last  he  preserved  in  a  degree  his  youthful  mirth  and 
wit.  823.89. 


Fiction. 


Charles  O'Malley.     N.  v..  Ward  &  Lock, 
|i ;   Hurt,  paper,  25  c. 

Tlu-  author's  most  famous  novel,  Brave,  reckless, 
and  gallant,  both  in  love  and  war,  the  young  Irish 
officei  is  typical  ol  Ins  race  and  class  Beside  him 
stands  Micky  Free,  the  incarnation  <>t  Irish  fun,  fideli- 
ty, and  capacity  for  blundering, 

Harry  Lorrequer.     X.  V.,  Ward  &  Lock, 
fi;  Hurt,  75c;Warne,  paper,  ao  c, 

Jack    Hinton,    ihk    Gi  irdsman.      N.   Y., 

Ward  &  Lock,  St;  Warne,   paper,  20  C. 

Tom  Burki  of  Ours.     N.  v.,  Ward&  Lock, 
|i;  Hurt,  75  c;  Warne,  paper,  20  c. 

Lewes,  Mrs.  G.  H.     See  Kliot,  George. 

Linton,  .)/>:-■.  Eliza  (Lynn).     [1822-.] 

English  novelist  and  miscellaneous  writer.  She 
depicts  contemporary  English  social  and  domestic  life 
with  a  discussion  of  conspicuous  movements  and  ten- 
dencies, politie.il,  social,  and  moral.  Her  novels  are 
well  put  together  and  interesting.  She  has  expended 
much  satire  on  feminine  morals  and  follies  of  two  gen- 
erations, and  stands  a  barrier  of  conservatism  against 
the  new  woman  sighing  for  new  worlds.  Her  work 
would  be  more  useful  had  she  more  humor  and  less 
prejudice.  823.89. 

Sowing  the  Wind.     Lond.,  Chatto,  3s.  6d.; 
N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  25  c. 

Patricia      Kemball.      Phila.,     Lippincott, 
$1.50. 

The  World  Well  Lost.     Phila.,  Lippincott, 
I  C.25. 

Through  the  Lom;  Night.     Lond.,  Hurst, 
5s.;  N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  25  c. 

The  One  Too  Many.     Chic,  Neely,  Si. 25. 

The  New  Woman.     Host.,  Arena  Pub.  Co., 
$1  50. 

The  last  two  treat  the  questions  of  woman's  rights 
and  livelihoods. 

Loughead,  Mrs.  Flora  Haines. 

The  Abandoned  Claim.     Host.,  Houghton, 
fi.25. 

An  entertaining  story  of  a  farming  enterprise  in  Cali- 
fornia   undertaken    by    some     children.     Besides 
story  there  is   useful  practical  detail   of  the  work  the 
children  had  to  do.  813.49. 

The  Man  Who  Was  Guilty.     Host.,  Hough- 
ton, $1.25. 

Lover,  Samuel.     [1797-1868.] 

Irish  poet  and  novelist.  As  funny  as  Lever,  his 
contemporary  and  compatriot,  he  was  not  so  romantic 
or  picturesque.  His  deep  sympathy  with  his  own  peo- 
ple is  expressed  in  all  his  verse  and  prose.  He  had 
little  capacity  for  delineating  any  but  the  comic  side  oi 
character,  so  his  hooks  arc  most  enjoyable  taken  in 
mentS,  and  not  all  at  once.  823.89. 

The  most  popular  are  : 

HANDY  Am. v.     X.  V.,  Routledge,  So  c. ;  pa- 
per, 25  c. 

Rory    O'More,     N.    Y.,    Routledge,    So  c; 
paper,  25  c. 

Ikisii  Stokies  and  Legends.     X.  Y.,  Ward 
&  Lock,  75  c. 


Luska,     Sidney 

1 1 1- 111  \ . 


25 

{pseudonym).     S, ,     Harland, 


Lyall,     Edna     (pseudonym     for     Bayly,     Ada 

Kllen). 

lush  novelist.    Her  hooks  have  a  serious,  generally 

religious,  motive,  which  is  cleverly  and  thoughtfully 
developed.  She  writes  .1  good,  though  long,  story 
and    is    especially    able    in     drawing    serious,    -titii.it... 

people.  823.89. 

In  1  111;  (i in  Days.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c; 

Appleton,  paper,  50  c. 

A  very  good  novel  of  the  reign  of  Charles  I  [.  Cou- 
th' ts  in  politii  s  and  religion  are  cleverly  described  and 
the  drama  is  well  constructed. 

Donovan:  a  Modern  Englishman.     N.  Y. , 
Burt,  75  c. ;  Appleton,  $1;  paper,  50  c. 

We  Two.     N.  Y.,   Hurt,   75  c. ;  Appleton,  $1; 
paper,  50  c.     A  sequel  to  "  Donovan." 

The  story  and  religious  argument  run  closely  to- 
gether. There  is  too  much  of  both,  but  they  have  to 
be  taken  together  or  not  at  all. 

Won    by    Waiting.     N.   Y.,   Appleton,   $i; 
paper,  50  c. 

Doreen  :    The   Story  of   a  Singer.     N.    Y., 
Longmans,  $1.50. 

Autobiography    of   a    Slander.     X.    Y., 

Longmans,  $150;  Appleton,  paper,  25  c. 

Lytton,  Edward   George  E.  L.  Bulwer-Lyt- 
ton.     See  Hulvver-Lytton,  E.  G.  E.  L. 

McCarthy,  Justin.     [1S30-.] 

Irish  historian,  novelist,  and  political  writer.  All 
his  novels  are  entertaining.  They  generally  involve  a 
political  intrigue,  an  Irish  grievance,  a  love  affair,  and 
pictures  of  London  society.  The  people  are  very 
much  alike  and  of  an  interesting  sort.  823.89. 

My    Enemy's    Daughter.      Lond.,   Chatto, 
3s.  6d.;  N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  50  c. 

The  leading  character  is  said  to  be  drawn  from 
George  Henry  Lewes,  the  husband  of  George  Kliot. 

I'm  1    M assie,     N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper, 15  c. 

The  Waterdale  Neighbours.     Lond.,  Chat- 
to, 3s.  6d.;  N.  Y  ,  Harper,  paper,  35  c. 

The  Dictator.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 25. 
A  picture  of  modern  London. 

In  collaboration  with  Mrs.  Campbell-Praed,  he  has 
written  two  excellent  novels  with  political  life  in  Lon- 
don for  theme  : 

The    Ladies'    Gallery.       N'.    Y.,    Appleton, 
75  c;  paper,  50  c. 

The  Right  Honourable.     X.  Y.,  Appleton, 

75  c. ;  paper,  50  c. 

McClelland,  Margaret  Greenway. 

Southern  novelist.  Her  scenes  and  characters  arc 
drawn  in  North  Carolina  chiefly,  and  the  pictures  of 
Southern  life  and  manners  are  clustered  around  roman- 
tic and  interesting  plots.  She  is  one  of  the  best  of  the 
Southern  writers  impelled  to  fiction  by  the  disasters  of 
the  Civil  War,  and  by  the  great  social  changes  which 
it  brought  about.  813.49. 


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Fiction. 


Oblivion.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  $i. 

The  Princess.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  $i. 

Jean  Monteith.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  $i. 

Madame  Silva.     N.   Y.,   Cassell,  75  c;  pa- 
per, 50  c. 

MacDonald,  George.     [1S24-.] 

Scotch  novelist.  His  scenes  are  generally  in  Scot- 
land and  liis  people  of  humble  condition.  His  nun 
religious  convictions  and  rare  personality  permeate  his 
works  ;  he  is  especially  successful  in  depicting  the  re- 
ligious and  moral  side  of  Scotch  character.  He  ob- 
serves natural  scenery  closely  and  describes  it  truthfully 
and  poetically.  With  many  good  and  strong  points  it 
cannot  be  denied  that  his  work  is,  on  the  whole,  a 
trifle  dull.  823.89. 

Heather  and  Snow.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25. 

Begins  in  Scotland,  then  for  a  time  shifts  to  India 
during  the  mutiny.  The  story  of  a  good  girl's  influ- 
ence on  men  and  women. 

Annals  of  a  Quiet  Neighbourhood.     N.  Y., 
Harper,  $1.25;  paper,  50  c. 

Alec    Forbes    ok    HOWGLEN.     N.    Y.,   Rout- 
ledge,  $1.50. 

Wilfrid  Cumbermede.      N.  Y.,  Routledge, 
$1.50. 

Robert  Falconer.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  $1.50. 

Mackay,  Marion  ("  Marie  Corelli  ").  [1864-.] 

An  English  novelist  dealing  in  the  supernatural  and 
mystical  in  some  of  her  stories.  Her  characters  are 
well  drawn,  and  she  enjoys  great  popularity,  especially 
in  England,  where  the  Queen  is  said  to  admire  her 
works  cordially.  823.89. 

Vendetta.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  50c. 
Founded  on  the  cholera  of  1884  in  Naples. 

Wormwood:   a    Drama   ok   Paris.     N.    Y., 
Lovell,  Coryell,  paper,  50  c. 

The  Soul  ok  Lilith.     N.   Y.,    Lovell,   Cor- 
yell, $1.25;  paper,  50  c. 

A  Romance  of  Two  Worlds.     N.  Y.,  Lovell, 
Coryell,  $1 ;  paper,  50  c. 

Thelma:   a   Society  Novel.     N.  Y.,   Burt, 
75  c. ;  Lovell,  Coryell,  $1 ;  paper,  50  c. 
Scene  is  chiefly  Norway. 

Maclaren,     Ian     {pseudonym).      See   Watson, 
John  M. 

Macquoid,  Mrs.  Katharine  S.     [1S35-.] 

English  novelist.  Her  stories  are  simple  and  pleas- 
antly narrated, her  women  bem;,'  especially  attractive. 
In  descriptions  of  both  England  and  France  she  shows 
nice  observation  of  social  life  ami  natural  scenery. 

823.89. 

Patty.     Lond.,  Macmillan,  2s.;  N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, paper,  50  c. 

At  the  Red  Glove.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 50; 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Fisherman    ok    Auge.      N.    Y.,    Appleton, 
paper,  20  c. 

Aitledore    Farm.      Lovell,     Coryell,     $1  ; 
paper,   50c. 


Berris.     N.  Y.,   Lovell,   Coryell,  $1;  paper, 
50  c. 

Malet,  Lucas  (pseudonym).     See  Harrison,  Mrs. 
Mary. 

Marryat,  Florence.     See  Lean,  Mrs.  Florence. 

Matthews,  Brander.     [1S52-.] 

A  New  York  dramatist  and  writer  of  tales  and  es- 
says. An  accomplished  writer  of  short  stories,  his  in- 
cident pathetic,  humorous,  or  fanciful,  is  vividly  pre- 
sented, and  his  cleverness  in  indication  or  suggestion 
of  character  gives  great  vitality  to  very  slight  sketches. 
His  scenes  and  figures  are  generally  American. 

813.49. 

With  My  Friends.     N.  Y.,  Longmans,  Si. 

In  the  Vestibule  Limited.     N.  Y.,  Harper, 
50  c. 

Vignettes  ok  Manhattan.     N.  Y.,  Harper, 

$1.50. 

A  Family  Tree.     N.  Y.,  Longmans,  Si. 25; 
paper,  50  c. 
Short  stories. 

The  Last  Meeting.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  Si. 

Maxwell,   Airs.    Mary    Elizabeth    Braddon. 
[I837-.  ] 

English  novelist,  probably  the  best  known  and  most 
productive  writer  of  purely  sensational  fiction;  that  is, 
fiction  not  much  concerned  with  truth  of  characteriza- 
tion, dealing  with  the  extraordinary,  the  exceptional, 
and  appealing  to  curiosity.  She  has  constructive  abil- 
ity and  much  versatility  in  devising  plots.  The  inter- 
est is  in  what  people  do,  not  what  they  are ;  they  are 
often  immoral,  but  the  author's  intention  is  not  vicious, 
and  the  worst  that  may  be  said  of  her  books  is  that  the 
impression  of  life  conveyed  by  them  is  generally  false. 

823.89. 

Lady  Audley's  Secret.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Cor- 
yell, 50  c. ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

One  of  the  author's  most  popular  works.  A  well- 
devised  narrative  of  improbable  and  purposeless  crime. 
It  is  well  to  begin  Miss  Braddon  with  this  book,  be- 
cause the  chances  are  that  a  person  of  sense  and  taste 
will  want  no  more  from  her. 

Aurora     Floyd.     N.    Y.,    Crowell,    75    c. ; 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Asphodel.     Lond.,  Simpkin,  2s.   6d.;  N.  Y., 
Munro,  paper,  25  c. ;  Harper,  paper,  15  c. 

Fenton's  Quest.     N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Eleanor's    Victory.     Lond.,    Simpkin,    2s. 
6d. 

To  the   Bitter  End.     Lond.,  Simpkin,  2s. 
6d.;  N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  Christmas  Hirelings.     N.  Y.,  Harper, 

Si. 25. 

Melville,  Herman.     [1S19-1S91.] 

A  New  Yorker  who  went  to  sea  early  in  life  and 
founded  his  romances  upon  what  he  saw  and  felt 
through  years  of  voyaging  and  adventure.  In  powers 
of  description  and  weird  imagination  he  is  among  the 
very  first  writers  of  sea  stories.  813.36. 


Fiction. 


27 


Tv  ii  k  :    \    Rom  \N'  1    of    1  he    Sou  i  h   Si  vs. 

X.  V.,  Lovcll,  Coryell,  $1.50. 

So  vividly  depicted  are  the  scenes  of  this  romance 
tint  manj  of  its  readers  .it  tii^t  believed  il  to  be  a 
BtatemeM  oi  matter  oi  fact, 

Omoo  :   \  Sequel  ro  Typee.     X.  Y.,  Lovcll, 

Coryell,  $1.50. 

The  scene  is  Btili  in  the  Smith  Seas,  but  the  authoi  's 
imagination  is  now  detected  in  its  flights;  the  illusion 
of  the  reader  vanishes. 

White  Jacket;  or,  The  World  in  a  Man- 
of-War.     X.  V.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  $1.50. 

A  truthful  and  entertaining  picture  from  life. 

Meredith.    George.     [1S2S-.] 

English  novelist.  Opinion  as  to  whether  he  is  the 
greatest  or  poorest  ol  English  novelists  is  divided  and 

posterity  shall  decide.  He  is  certainly  the  hardest  to 
understand.  Whether  it  is  worth  while  to  struggle 
with  bis  obscurity  and  artificial  eccentricity  is  purely  a 
matter  of  taste.  If  one  has  patience  and  some  faculty 
for  extracting  ideas  from  apparently  senseless  verbiage, 
he  may  undoubtedly  be  read  with  profit.  A  powerful 
and  passionate  story  and  original  investigations  of  hu- 
man character  may  with  pains  and  perseverance  be 
discovered  in  his  books.  823.89. 

Beauchamp's Career.    Host.,  Roberts,  §1.50; 

X.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  story  of  a  valiant  young  aristocrat  turned  demo- 
crat. 

Diana  oe  the  Crossways.     Bost.,  Roberts, 

$1.50. 

The  author's  most  artistic  story.  Diana  is  said  to  be 
drawn  from  Sheridan's  daughter,  Caroline  Norton. 

The  Egoist.     Bost.,  Roberts,  Si. 50;  N.  Y., 
Burt,  75  c. 

An  exhaustive  study  of  selfishness,  especially  mascu- 
line selfishness.  The  character  of  Vernon  Whitford  is 
said  to  portray  Leslie  Stephen. 

The  Ordeal  ok  Richard  Feverel.     Bost., 
Roberts,  Si. 50. 

The  story  of  a  motherless  boy  reared  by  nis  father 
strictly  according  to  theory.     The  outcome  is  tragic. 

Rhoda  Fleming.     Bost.,   Roberts,  $1.50;  X. 
Y.,  Burt,  75  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  heroine's  life-work  is  to  right  the  wrong  done 
her  sister. 

The  Tale  OF  CHLOE,    and  other  stories.     X. 
Y.,  Ward&  Lock,  $1.50. 

Good  stories;  their  brevity  serves  as  a  capital  re- 
straint upon  the  author. 

Lord   Ormont    \ni>   His    Aminta.     N.     Y., 
Scribner,  $1.50. 

A  story  of  wrong  with  labored  and  unsuccessful  at- 
tempt at  justification. 

Miss  Toosey's  Mission  and    Laddie.      Bost., 
Roberts,  50  c. 

Two  anonymous  stories  of  uncommon  pathetic  in- 
terest by  an  English  writer  Miss  Toosey  devoted  her 
life  to  the  heathen  at  her  own  door.  Laddie  is  a  s.ul 
Story;  one  of  the  few  that  really  does  intended  g<»id. 

Tip  Cat.      By  the  same  author.     Bost.,  Rob- 
erts, fl. 

R'  ites  how  a  manly  young  fellow  struggled  to  sup- 
port his  I  wo  little  sisters.  An  amusing  story  with  less 
pathos  than  its  predecessors. 


Mitford,  Mary  Russell.     [  1786-1855.] 

English  dramatist  and  writer  of  tales  and  sketches  of 
early  part  of  19th  century.  823.70. 

Our    Village.     X.  Y.,  Macmillan,  2  vols., 

$2;  Harper,  paper,  25  C. 

In  these  sketches  of  rural  lifi  enery  In  Berk- 

shire, Miss  Mitford  appears  as  a   forerunnei    oi 
modern   chroniclers  of    local  character  and  scenery 
The  sketches  are  the  fruit  of  observation  rather  than 
imagination,  are  graceful,  mildly  humorous,   and  thor-  * 
oughly  readable. 

Mulock,  D.  M.     See  Craik,  Mrs.  D.  M.  M. 

Murfree,    Mary    Noailles    ("Charles    Egbert 

Craddock  ").     [1850   ■  | 

Southern  writer  of  novels  and  tales  about  the  Ten- 
nessee mountains.  Her  short  stories  rank  with  Bret 
Harte's  best,  being  vivid  in  incident,  vigorous  and  dis- 
tinct in  characterization,  splendidly  picturesque.    Tie 

mountaineers'  dialect  is  not  overdone,  and,  instead  of 
disfiguring,  completes  their  portraits.  Her  novels  are 
weak  in  construction,  and  are  principally  valuable  for 
detachable  episodes  ard  characters.  813.49. 

In     the     Tennessee     Mountains.      Bost., 
Houghton,  $1.25. 

Collection  of  tales,  every  one  of  which  is  a  delightful 
addition  to  fiction. 

The  Prophet  oe  the  Great  Smoky  Moun- 
tains.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

Where  the   Battle  was    Fought.     Bost., 
Houghton,  $1.25. 

The  Despot  oe  Broomsedge  Cove.     Bost., 
Houghton,  $1.25. 

Murray,  David  Christie.     [1S47-.] 

English  novelist  and  journalist.  His  novels  are 
clever  and  the  characters  arc  all  shown  busy  with  the 
actual  affairs  of  life  and  not  abandoned  to  carrying  on  a 
romantic  mystery,  the  plot,  so-called,  being  frequently 
very  commonplace.  An  excellent  delineator  of  cosmo- 
politan life.  823.89. 

The  Way   of  the  World.     Lond.,  Chatto, 
3s.  6d.;  X.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  20  c. 

A  clever  novel,  in  which  society  journalism  and 
journalists  arc  satirized. 

Time's  REVENGES.     X.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25. 

In  Direst  Peril.     X.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25. 

He   Fell  Among  Thieves.     X.  Y.,  Macmil- 
lan, $1.25;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

In  collaboration  with  Henry  Herman. 

Needell,  Mrs.  John  Hodder. 

English  novelist.  Her  stories  are  interesting  and 
naturally  developed.  She  is  particularly  clever  in  de- 
picting those  domestic  tragedies  which  ensue  from 
contact  of  uncongenial  temperaments  or  trivial  misun- 
derstandings. 823.89. 

Lucia,  Hugh  and  Another.     X.  Y.,  Apple- 
ton,  Si ;  paper,  50  c. 

Stephen  Eli icott's  Daughter.     X.  Y.,  Ap- 

pleton,  $1 ;  paper,  50  c. 

Passim;  the   Love  oe   Women.     X.Y.,Ap- 
pleton,  If  1 ;  paper,  50  c. 

The  Vengeance  of  James  Vansittart.     N. 

Y.,  Appleton,  Si ;  paper,  50  c. 


2o 


Fiction. 


Nicholls,    Mrs.    Charlotte    (B.).     See    Bronte, 
Charlotte. 

Norris,  William  Edward.     [1547-.] 

English  novelist.  His  books  have  a  large  plan, 
thoughtfully  worked  out.  and,  in  the  catastrophe,  gen- 
erally illustrating  the  logic  of  character  and  circum- 
stance without  reference  to  poetic  justice.  His  manner 
is  especially  easy  and  deliberate,  and  he  talks  about  life 
like  an  accomplished  philosopher  in  a  satirical,  but  not 
unkindly,  strain.  He  is  decidedly  one  of  the  best  and 
most  agreeable  of  living  writers  of  fiction.       823.89. 

Matrimony.     Lond.,  Smith  &  Elder,  2s.  6d.; 
N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Probably  the  author's  best  work.  The  question  of 
matrimony  is  discussed  by  illustration  on  various 
sides.  The  several  groups  are  brought  within  the 
central  interest,  and  yet  move  serenely  in  their  own 
orbits.    The  style  is  noticeably  finished  and  clever. 

No  New  Thing.     Lond.,  Smith  &  Elder,  3s. 
6d.;  N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Heaps  of  Money.     N.   Y.,   Lovell,  Coryell, 
75  c. ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Mademoiselle   de  Mersac.     Lond.,   Smith 
&  Elder,  2s.  6d. 

The  Countess  Radna.     X.  Y.,  Lovell,  Cor- 
yell, Si;  paper,  50  c. 

His    Grace.     N.     Y.,     Lovell,    Coryell,    Si; 
paper,  50  c. 

Oliphant,  Laurence.     [1829-1S33.] 

English  novelist  and  general  writer.  As  diplomat- 
ist, traveller,  and  man  of  letters,  one  of  the  remark- 
able Englishmen  of  his  century.  With  a  love  of 
physical  adventure,  enjoying  high  social  position, 
of  sensitive  spirituality,  his  life  was  uncommonly  full 
of  varied  and  interesting  experience.  In  Ins  later  years 
he  became  a  devoted  spiritualist  and  wrote,  as  he  be- 
lieved, under  spiritual  influence  two  books  of  very 
mystical  and  incomprehensible  Buddhistic  philosophy 

823.89! 
His  tendency  to  mysticism  is  shown  in  the  novel  : 

ALTIORA   PETO.     Lond.,  W.   Blackwood,    3s. 
6d.;  N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  25  c. 

His  earlier  fiction  has  the  impress  of  wide  worldly 
experience  and  observation  ;  it  is  entertaining  and 
satirical,  though  less  significant  than  when  it  first  ap- 
peared : 

PICCADILLY.     Lond.,  W.    Blackwood,   3s.  6.; 
N.  V.,  Harper,  paper,  25  c. 

Tender  Recollections  of  Irene  Macgilli- 
CUDDY.      X.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  15  c. 

An  amusing  skit  satirizing  the  exchange  of  American 

millions  lor  foreign  titles. 

Oliphant,    Mrs.    Margaret    Oliphant  (Wilson). 
[1828-.] 

Scotch  novelist  and  miscellaneous  writer.  An  inde- 
fatigable worker  for  nearly  fifty  years,  her  novels  com- 
prise a  wide  variety  of  English  and  Scotch  domestic 
and  social  life.  Many  of  her  books  are  excellent,  the 
story  flowing  on  smoothly  and  the  characters  distini  il\ 
defined.  Though  she  takes  no  pleasure  in  elaborating 
baseness  and  wickedness,  she  recognizes  their  existence 
and  influence  on  destiny.  Her  works  express  a  refined, 
broad,  and  sympathetic  nature,  and  a  sincere  admira- 
tion for  virtue  struggling  with  adverse  circumstances. 

823.89. 


I 


The  Chronicles  of  Carlitigford  include 
Salem  Chapel.     N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25c. 

The    Sume,    with    The    Doctor's    Family. 
Lond.,  Blackwood,  3s.  6d. 

The    Perpetual    Curate.       X.  Y.,  Munro, 
paper,  25  c. 

The  Same,  with  The  Rector.     Lond.,  Black- 
wood, 3s.  6d. 

Miss  Marjoribanks.      X.  Y.,  Harper,  paper, 
50  c. 

Phcebe,  Junior.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  35  c. 

In  these  the  author  is  at  her  best.  The  movement  of 
the  drama  is  slow  but  not  tedious,  and  the  characters 
are  presented  de  iberately  but  without  prolixity.  The 
style  is  easy,  adequate,  and  unaffected. 

Agnes.     X.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  50  c. 

John.     X.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  Laird  of  Xorlaw.     Phila.,   Lippincott, 
Si.  50. 

White  Ladies.     X.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Who  Was  Lost  and  Is  Found.     N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, $1.50. 

Cuckoo  in   the  Xest.      X.  Y.,  Lovell,    Cor- 
yell, $1  ;  paper,  50  c. 

The  Heir  Presumptive  and  the  Heir  Ap- 
parent.    X.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Orford,    Horace  Walpole,    4th    Earl    of.     See 
Walpole,  Horace. 

Ouida.      See  De  la  Rame. 

Page,  Thomas  Nelson.     [1853-.] 

Southern  writer  of  short  stories.  His  tales  collec- 
tively make  an  epic  of  the  Civil  War,  narrating,  under 
various  names  and  in  divers  places,  the  adventures  of 
the  youthful  Southerner  who  went  forth  seeking  glory 
and  victory  and  met  defeat  and  death.  Many  of  his 
tales  are  told  in  negro  dialect,  which  is  only  occasion- 
ally incomprehensible.  81349. 

Elsket,  and  other  stories.     X.  Y.,  Scribner, 

Si. 

The  other  stories  are  of  the  Southern  States  and 
much  better  than  the  Norwegian  Elsket  s. 

In  Old  Virginia.     X.  Y.,  Scribner,  Si. 25. 
i  )\  NEWFOUND  River.    X.  Y.,  Scribner,  Si. 50. 
Marse  Chan.     X.  Y.,  Scribner,  Si. 50. 

Parker,  Gilbert.     [1861-.] 

Canadian  writer  of  novels  and  tales.  His  presenta- 
tion is  vivid  and  modern,  quite  above  any  sentimental 
desire  to  conceal  defect  or  palliate  offensiveness. 
Therefore,  though  not  always  agreeable,  he  is  generally 
striking.  813.49. 

Pierre    and   His   People.     Chic,  Stone  St 

Kimball,  Si. 25. 

Tales  of  Hudson  Bay  and  the  Canadian  Northwest. 
Pierre  is  a  detestable  person  well  drawn.  The  inci- 
dents are  natural  in  the  region  ;  scene  and  people  are 
clea  ly  represented. 

The  Trail  of  the  Sword.     X.  Y.,  Appleton, 

|]  ;  paper,  50  c. 

An  historical  novel.  The  time  is  early  in  the  18th 
century  and   the  scene   iu  Canada.     Admiral  Phipps's 


Fiction. 


29 


disastrous  attempt  to  capture  Quebec  is  among  the  in- 
cidents. Tlu-  plot  is  romantic  and  runs  along  verj 
well,  entailing  numerous  heroic  exploits  and  exciting 
adventures. 

Mrs.  Falchion.     N.  v..  Home  Pub.  Co.,$i; 

paper.  50  C. 

The  Translation  01   1  Savage.     \'.Y.,Ap- 
pleton,  75  c. 

The  Trespasser.    N.  v..  Appleton,  $1;  paper, 
50  c. 

Parr,  Mrs.  Louisa  (Taylor). 

Lish  novelist,  historical  and  modern.  She  writes 
agreeably  and  sympathetically  of  interesting  people, 
whether  in  the  upper  01  lower  classes.    Many  of  lier 

Characters  .ire  seen  Struggling  with   moral  temptations, 

and  the  desirability  of  self  conquest  is  kept  in  view. 

3.89. 

Robin.     N.  v.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Loyalty    George.     N.   v.,   Munro,  paper, 
25  c. 

A  tale  of  Devonshire  in  the  early  part  of  the  cen- 
tury ;  excellent  for  drama  and  character. 

Payn,  James.     [1830-.] 

English  novelist  and  journalist.  His  novels  with 
dramatic,  but  not  very  original  plots,  discuss  the 
sunny  and  shady  sides  of  English  society,  emphasizing 
most  strongly  the  latter.  The  worldling's  point  of 
view  is  uppermost,  but  there  is  due  appreciation  of 
those  who  do  right  and  live  cleanly.  Having  written 
long,  he  do  s  not  always  write  well  ;  his  earlier  books 
are  much  bet  er  than  his  later.  823  89. 

Lost  Sir  Massingberd.     Lond.,  Chatto,  3s. 
6d. 

A  Beggar  on  Horseback.     N.  Y.,  Harper, 
35  c. 

Less  Black  than  We're  Painted.     Lond., 
Chatto,  3s.  6d.;  N.  V.,  Harper,  paper,  35  c. 

At    Her    Mercy.     Lond.,    Chatto,   2s.;    N. 
V.,  Harper,  paper,  30  c. 

Fallen  Fortunes.     Lond.,   Chatto,  2s.;   N. 
V.,  Appleton,  75  c. 

What   Hk  Cost   Her.     Lond.,  Chatto,   2s. ; 
N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  40c. 

Peard,  Frances  Mary.     [1S35-.] 

English  novelist.  Her  chronicles  of  English  life  are 
fairly  amusing,  naturally  and  pleasantly  written. 

823.89. 
Mademoiselle.     Lond.,  Innes,  2s.  6d. 

A  very  good  story  of  the  Franco-Prussian  War,  with 
descriptions  of  Pans  during  the  si 

.\\  Interloper.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25. 

A  story  of  life  in  France. 

The  COUNTRY  COUSIN.      N.  Y.,  Harper,  pa- 
per, 40  c. 

The  BARONESS.     N.  V".,  Harper,  paper,  50 

Pendleton.  Louis. 

In    the    Wire    Grass.      N.    V.,     Appleton, 
75  c;  paper,  50  c. 

A  story  of  Southwestern  life.  With  an  interesting 
romance  arc  combined  very  gowd  descriptions  of  local 
scenes  and  manners.  813.49. 


Sons  ot  Ham.     Host.,  Roberts,  (x. 

Written    to    show   that    the  "color    line"   in   S 

must  remain, 

Kim.  Tow  \m>  the  Runaways.  N.  v.,  Ap- 
pleton, S'F.50. 

The  Wedding  Garment  :  a  Tale  of  the  Life 
to  Come.     Hust.,  Roberts,  $1. 

Perry,  Nora.     [1^41-.] 

New  England  novelist.  Her  tales  are  neither  very 
true  to  nature,  nor  very  Imaginative,  but  fairly  de- 
scriptive  of  several  kinds  of  sentimental  young  girls 
for  whom  they  are  written,  and  with  whom  they  are 
popular.  813.49. 

A  Flock  of  Girls.     Bos'.,  Houghton,  §1.50. 

A  Rosebud  Garden  01  Girls.  Bost.,  Little, 
Brown,  $1.50. 

Phelps,  Elizabeth  Stuart.  6"<v  Ward,  Mrs.  E. 
S.  P. 

Poe,  Edgar  Allan.     [1S11-1S49.] 

Southern  poet  and  writer  of  imaginative  tales  in 
middle  period  of  19th  century.  Splendidly  and  rather 
morbidly  imaginative,  he  is  unrivalled  in  his  sphere- 
by  any  American  writer.  He  had  a  genius  for  form 
and  emotionally  impressive  language.  His  best  short 
tales  excite  intense  horror,  as  much  by  the  manner  of 
narration  as  by  the  conception.  The  perfect  expression 
of  his  genius  and  art  is  found  in  :  813.39. 

Tales!     N.  Y.,  Ward  &  Lock,  75  c. 
Pool,  Maria  Louise. 

Royveny  in  Boston.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25. 

An  amusing,  rather  satirical  story  about  a  young 
woman  from  the  country  who  went  to  Boston  to  studs- 
art.  Some  very  well  observed  types  of  rather  foolish 
people  are  sketched.  813.49. 

Mrs.    Keats    Bradford.      N.    Y.,    Harper, 
Si. 25. 
Sequel  to  "  Roweny  in  Boston." 

The  Two  Salomes.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25. 

A  strange  story  of  ^  New  England  girl  with  two  dis- 
tinct natures,  good  and  evil.  According  to  her  sur- 
roundings these  natures  by  turns  assert  themselves. 

Out  of  Step.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25. 
Sequel  to  "  The  Two  Salomes." 

Porter,  Jane.     [  1776-1S50.] 

The  Scottish  Chiefs.  N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
£2.50;  Ward  &  Lock,  75  c. ;  Warne,  paper, 
20  c. 

Written  in  the  early  part  of  the  19th  century.  Miss 
Porter's  so-called  historical  romances  were  more  ro- 
mantic than  hisione.il.  In  this  novel  the  heroism  ol 
Sir  William  Wallace  is  the  theme— pitched  in  a  superla- 
tively heroic  key.  Though  the  t  in  of  character 
is  purely  imaginative  and  the  style  stilted,  the  narrative 
is  conducted  with  spirit  ;  the  motive  to  inspire  in  the 
young  admiration  for  the  brave  and  the  tree  is  well 
sustained.  823.75. 

Thaddeus    <>i    Warsaw.      Phila.,    Porter   & 

Coates,  75  c;  N.  V.,  Warne,  paper,  20  c. 

t 
The  story  of  a  teacher  of  languages,  a  Polish  refugee. 

Praed.  Mrs.  R.  M.  (Campbell).  See  under 
McCarthy,  J.,  for  novels  written  in  collab- 
oration. 

Pyle,  Howard.     ( 1  B53-  .] 

Delaware  artUt  and  writer  of  tales.     His  stories  of 


3° 


Fiction. 


romantic  adventure  are  picturesque  with  plenty  of  ex- 
citing situation.  813.49. 

Within   hie   Capes.     N.   Y.,    Scribner,   %\  ; 
paper,  50  c. 

A  Modern  Aladdin.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25. 

The   Rose   of   Paradise.      N.    Y.,    Harper, 
$1.25  ;  paper,  50  c. 

"Q"  {pseudonym).     See  Couch,  Arthur  T.  Q. 

Radcliffe,  Mrs.  Anne  (Ward).     [1764-1S23.] 

English  novelist  of  last  period  of  18th  century.  The 
most  distinguished  writer  of  prose  fiction  representing 
the  great  romantic  reaction  from  the  realistic  school  of 
her  century.  She  founded  a  school  which  ripened  and 
then  rotted  in  the  modern  sensational  novel.     823.69. 

The  Mysteries  of  Udolpho.     N.  Y.,  Rout- 
ledge,  $1.25. 

The  best  of  the  author's  works  and  typical  of  all. 
Intensely  serious  and  appealing  to  the  passion  of  fear, 
both  of  physical  peril  and  unknown  supernatural  dan- 
gers. The  literary  principle  involved  is  of  sustained 
mystery  and  suspense.  The  scene  is  in  Paris  towards 
the  end  of  the  17th  century;  the  general  theme  the 
woes  of  a  matchless  maiden  brought  about  by  the 
machinations  of  an  unspeakable  villain.  Great  use  is 
made  of  gloomy  scenery  and  awe-inspiring  weather. 
The  sliding  panel,  subterranean  passage,  and  hideous 
family  secret,  remain  with  us  to  attest  Mrs.  Radcliffe's 
power  of  invention. 

The  Romance  of  the  Forest.     N.  Y.,  Rout- 
ledge,  $1.25. 

Raymond,  Walter  ("  Tom  Cobbleigh  "). 

English  writer  of  stories  with  local  rural  interest. 
He  can  be  both  serious  and  entertaining. 

Gentleman    Upcott's    Daughter.     N.    Y., 
Cassell,  50  c. 

A  story  of  the  yeomanry  and  landed  gentry  of  Som- 
ersetshire. 

Love  and  Quiet  Life  :  Somerset  Idylls.     N. 
Y.,  Dodd,  $1.25. 

A  story  of  the  time  immediately  preceding  the  Oxford 
Tractarian  movement.  Religious  prejudices  and  the 
1  seal  customs  of  Somersetshire  are  worked  into  the 
tale. 

Trypiiena  in  Love.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  75  c. 

The  hero  is  a  deformed  boy  to  whom  love  revealed 
artistic  talent,  and  who  learned,  by  cultivating  his 
mind,  to  forget  his  bodily  misfortunes.  A  prose  love 
idyl  told  with  finish. 

Reade,  Charles.    [1814-1S84.] 

English  novelist  of  middle  period  of  19th  century. 
He  had  always  a  good  story  to  tell  and  frequently  a 
public  wrong  to  rage  about.  His  action  was  swift,  his 
detail  profuse  but  necessary  for  accurate  structure.  He 
was  hard,  imperious,  superficial,  a  little  vulgar,  but  al- 
ways vigorous  and  entertaining.  He  so  detested  fine 
phrases  that  he  adopted  a  rough,  brusque  style  which 
frequently  annoys  but  never  bores.  None  of  his  books 
is  dull  and  all  are  worth  reading.  823.85. 

The  Cloister  and  the  Hearth.     N.  Y., 
Harper,  75  c. 

A  very  good  romantic,  historical  novel.  By  many 
critics  considered  the  author's  best  book,  it  is  an  excep- 
tion in  thought,  treatment,  and  style.  The  period  im- 
mediately precedes  the  Reformation.  Gerard,  the  hero, 
is  suppos-d  to  be  the  father  of  Erasmus,  the  Reformer. 


Peg  Woffington,  Christie  Johnstone,  and 
other  stories.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c. 

"  Peg  Woffington  "  is  an  excellent  story  of  a  versa- 
tile actress.  The  character  is  still  a  favorite  on  the 
stage. 

It  is  Never  too  Late  to  Mend.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  75  c. 

A  famous  novel  including  a  severe  criticism  of  Eng- 
lish prison  discipline,and  adventures  in  quest  of  Aus- 
tralian gold. 

Very  Hard  Cash.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c. 

Foil  Play.  (With  Dion  Boucicault  )  N.Y., 
Harper,  75  c. ;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Griffith  Gaunt.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c; 
Munro,  25  c. 

Put  Yourself  In  His  Place.     X.  Y.,  Harper, 

75  c. 

A  novel  of  uncommon  interest  dealing  with  trade- 
unionism. 

Love  Me  Little,  Love  Me  Long.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  75  c. 

Works.  Bost.,  DeWolfe,  16  vols.,  %  12  and 
824;  N.  Y.,  Harper,  7  vols.,  §7;  14  vols., 
$10  and  $25. 


Reid,  Christian  {pseudonym). 
Frances  E.  (Fisher). 


See  Tiernan,  Mrs. 


Rice,  James.     See  under  Besant,  W. 

Richardson,  Samuel.     [16S9-1761.] 

English  18th  century  novelist.  His  only  predecessor 
in  the  art  of  sentimental  analysis  was  the  Elizabethan, 
Sir  Philip  Sidney,  whose  "  Arcadia  "  Richardson  per- 
haps never  read.  His  novels,  written  as  letters,  de- 
scribe women  in  love,  their  mental  agonies  and  joys, 
with  all  the  innumerable  intermediate  stages  thereof. 
They  are  wonderful  performances  but  inexpressibly 
tedious.  The  sentiment  is  everything,  the  action 
nothing.  The  author's  declared  intention  was  to  pro- 
mote the  love  and  practice  of  virtue.  But  on  ex- 
mination  his  idea  of  virtue  appears  restricted,  a  mat- 
ter of  form  rather  than  of  essence,  and  the  results  as- 
cribed to  its  observance  or  neglect  are  quite  remote 
from  actual  experience.  He  was  worshipped  by  con- 
temporary ladies  of  "  sensibility";  his  books  had  a 
marked  influence  both  on  English  and  French  fiction. 

823.61. 

Clarissa  Hari.owe.  Abridged  by  Mrs. 
Ward.  N.  Y.,  Routledge,  $1.  Condensed 
by  C.  H.  Jones.  N.  Y.,  Holt,  $1;  paper, 
35  c. 

A  novel  of  middle-class  life.  Considered  the  author's 
best  work.  It  has  been  translated  into  many  languages. 

Pamela.  Abridged  by  Mrs.  Ward.  N.  Y., 
Routledge,  $1. 

Richardson's  first  novel.  The  story  of  a  servant 
girl.  Written  to  turn  young  people  from  the  pomp  and 
parade  of  romance-writing  which  prevailed  at  the  time. 

Sir  Charles  Grandison.  Abridged  by  Mrs. 
Ward.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  $1. 

A  novel  of  high  life.  Richardson  had  been  criticised 
for  his  heroes,  and  in  this  novel  he  tried  to  create  a  per- 
fect man. 

Ritchie,    Mrs.    Anne    Isabella    (Thackeray). 

[1S38-.] 

English  novelist  and  miscellaneous  writer.  Her  lit- 
erary gift  is  much  smaller  than  was  that  of  her  father, 


Fiction. 


3* 


but,  as  far  as  it  goes,  of  oice  quality.  Her  work  is  not 
brilliant  yet  smooth  and  graceful,  lier  stories  are  re- 
membered less  vividly  than  the  delicate,  pleasant  man- 
ner of  their  tell. ag.  823.89. 

Miss  ANGEL.     Lond.,  Smith  &  Elder,  6s. 

A  very  interesting  historical  tale,  founded  i>n  the  ro- 
mantic life  of  the  artist,  Angelica  Kauffman. 

The  Vn  1  \<.i  .in  the  Cliff.  Lond.,  Smith 
..V  Elder,  6s. 

Tells  of  the  siege  of  Paris  and  of  the  Commune. 

Old  Kensington.  Lond.,  Smith  &  Elder, 
6s.;  X.  V.,  Harper,  paper,  60  c. 

Da  Cai'o.     X.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  20c. 

Thk  Story  ok  Elizabeth  ;  Two  Hours  : 
From  an  Island.  Lond.,  Smith  &  Elder, 
6s 

Rives,  Amelie.     See  Chanler,  Mrs.  A.  R. 

Robinson,  Frederick  William.     [1S30-.] 

English  novelist.  His  plots  include  many  varieties 
of  crime,  and  the  stcck  lost  heirs,  family  secrets,  and 
the  like.  The  mysteries  are  well  kept  up,  are  gener- 
ally not  improbable,  and  move  dramatically.  The  best 
characters  and  scenes  are  drawn  from  the  lower  middle 
class  of  London  and  the  very  poor  ;  all  his  books  are 
readable.  823.89. 

The  Courting  of  Mary  Smith.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  paper,  20  c. 

The  story  of  the  wooing  of  a  girl  of  nineteen  by  an 
illiterate  Lancashire  cotton-spinner  of  fifty- five.  Writ- 
ten with  refreshing  common  sense. 

Poor  Humanity.  Lond.,  Hutchinson,  2s. 
6d.;  N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  50  c. 

Slayes  of  the  Ri.no.  Lond.,  Hutchinson, 
2s.  6d. 


Stern    Xecessity. 
40  c. 


X.    Y.,    Harper,    paper, 


Second  Cousin  Sarah. 
per,  50  c, 


N.  Y.,  Harper,  pa- 


Christie's  Faith.     X.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.75. 

Roche,  Regina  Maria.     [1765-1S45.] 

The  Children  of  the  Abbey.     X.  Y.,  Rout- 
ledge,  fi;  Warne,  paper, 20  c. 

Written  by  an  Englishwoman  and  first  published  in 
1796.  Rather  a  famous  example  of  the  end  of  the  18th 
century  romantic  school  founded  by  Mrs.  Radcliffe. 
Extremely  sentimental,  mysterious,  and  improbable, 
but  with  interest  well  sustained  and  much  sympathy,  at 
high  pressure,  with  virtue  in  distress.  823.79. 

Roe,  Edward  Payson.     [1S3S-1S88.] 

New  York  novelist.  It  is  said  that  he  wished  to 
wean  Americans  from  their  morbid  interest  in  the  cor- 
rupt British  aristocracy  as  shown  by  their  appetite  for 
fiction  devoted  to  that  class,  so  he  wrote  tales  supposed 
to  represent  the  doings  of  virtuous  republicans.  This 
■was  a  good  and  patriotic  motive  and  so  far  successful 
that  he  became  our  most  popular  novelist.  It  cannot, 
however,  be  said  that  his  popularity  is  complimentary 
to  the  literary  taste  of  America.  His  books  are  so  un- 
natural, so  false  to  character  and  fact,  so  full  of  cant 
and  bad  English,  that  they  offer  a  melancholy  illustra- 
tion of  a  cure  that  is  worse  than  the  disease.    813.49. 


Barriers    Burned    Away.     x.    v.,  Dodd,. 
|oc,  and  $i  50. 

The  Opening  of  a  Chbstnut  Burr.    X.  Y., 

Dodd,  40  c.  and  Si. 50;  paper,  5 

An  Original  Belle.    X.  Y.,  Dodd,  $1.50; 

paper,  25  C. 

Rohlfs,  Anna  Katharine  (Green).     [1S46-.] 

New  York  novelist.  She  revels  in  elaborate  mys- 
tery and  crime,  and  shows  decided  ingenuity.  She 
scorns  probability  both  in  plot  and  character,  and,  to 
persons  of  reason,  her  books  are  tiresome  and  non- 
sensical. From  her  popularity  it  would  appear  that 
reason  is  scarce  and  that  what  is  most  desired  by  many 
novel-readers  is  mental  distraction  pure  and  simple. 

813.49. 

The  Leavenworth  Case.  X.  Y.,  Putnam, 
$1;  paper,  50  c.  § 

Her  best  stoty. 

A  Strange  Disappearance.  X.  Y.,  Putnam,. 
$i;  paper,  50  c. 

The   Mill  Mystery.     X.  Y.,   Putnam,   1 
paper,  50  c. 

A  Matter  of  Millions.  X.  Y.,  Bonner, 
Si. 50;  paper,  50  c. 

Russell,  William  Clark.     [1844-.] 

English  novelist.  His  sea  tales  combine  romantic 
imagination  and  actual  experience.  They  are  wel? 
told  and  abound  in  thrilling  adventures.  He  has  or 
late  years  repeated  himself  again  and  again.    823  89. 

The  Wreck  of  the  Grosyenor.  X.  Y., 
Burt,  75  c;  Lovell,  Coryell,  Si  25;  paper, 
50  c. 

A  capital  story,  probably  the  author's  best. 

List,  ye  Landsmen  !     X.  Y.,  Cassell,  Si. 

Every  chapter  has  a  sensation  of  its  own. 

Mystery  of  the  Ocean  Star.  X.  Y.,  Ap- 
pleton,  75c;  paper,  50  c. 

The  Emigrant  Ship.     X.  Y.,  Cassell,  Si. 

The  Romance  of  a  Transport.  X.  Y.,  Cas- 
well, Si. 

Rutherford,  Mark.     See  White,  W.  Hale. 

Sartoris,      Mrs.     Adelaide     Kemble.      [1814- 
1S79] 

A   Week    in    a    French   Country    House. 

Lond.,    Smith    &    Elder,    Ss.    6d. ;   X.    Y., 
Munro,  paper,  20  c. 

A  charming  story  of  which  the  title  is  descriptive, 
written  with  rare  grace  and  tine  sentiment.       823.89. 

Schreiner,  Olive  ("  Ralph  Iron  ").     [1S63-  .] 

A  South  African  author,  the  daughter  of  a  Lutheran 
clergyman  at  Cape  Town.  823.89. 

The  Story  of  an  African  Farm.  X.  Y., 
Lovell,  Coryell,  50  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  scene  is  URly  and  dreary  and  the  thought  pessi- 
mistic ;  nevertheless  the  book  appeals  strongly  both 
to  intelligence  and  imagination.  It  is  the  expression 
of  a  mind  grappling  the  deepest  problems  of  life,  and 
arriving  at  conclusions  interesting  but  wrong,  drawn 
not  from  wide  observation  but  tiom  a  morbid  inner 
consciousness. 


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Fiction. 


Dream    Life   and  Real  Life.     Bost.,  Rob- 
erts, 60  c. 

Three  short  stories.  The  first,  a  painful  little  trag- 
edy of  South  Africa  ;  the  other  two  illustrating  the 
magnanimity  of  two  women. 

Dreams.     Bost.,  Roberts,  60  c. 

Scott,  Michael.     [1789-1835.] 

A  Scotchman  who  dwelt  for  some  time  in  Jamaica 
and  who  diversified  his  life  as  a  man  of  business  by- 
many  voyages.  He  knew  the  sea  in  all  its  phases  as 
have  very  few  writers  of  sea  stories.  823.79. 

Tom  Cringle's  Log.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  Soc; 
Warne,  paper,  20c. 
A  West  Indian  tale  of  the  sea:  a  classic. 

The  Cruise  of  the  Midge.     N.  Y.,  Rout- 
ledge,  80  c;  Warne,  paper,  20  c. 

Scott,  Sir  Walter.     [1771-1832.] 

Scotch  novelist.  Chief  among  writers  of  prose  fic- 
tion in  English,  and.  if  greatness  may  be  measured  by 
the  amount  of  happiness  given  to  humanity,  one  of  the 
greatest  and  best  of  men.  For  nearly  seventy  years  his 
novels  have  delighted  millions  of  people  of  every  civ- 
ilized country  and  his  popularity  does  not  wane.  To 
the  young  he  is  especially  charming,  and  if  it  is  well  to 
implant  in  children  admiration  for  the  noblest  virtues, 
courage  physical  and  moral,  truth,  loyalty  and  purity 
of  life,  his  books  are  the  very  best  that  can  be  given  to 
them.  He  wrote  with  18th  century  realism  and  ro- 
manticism, and,  by  a  remarkable  balance  of  qualities, 
gave  the  combination  unity  and  poetry.  In  greatness 
of  heart,  sympathy,  and  versatility,  he  is  own  brother 
to  Shakespeare.  His  novels  are  all  historical,  but  some 
only  in  the  sense  of  depicting  bygone  social  life  and 
manners.  In  characterization  he  laid  stress  on  essen- 
tial, eternal  human  qualities,  and  thus  his  people  are 
antiquated  only  in  unimportant  matters  of  speech  and 
manners.  823.73. 

Waverley.     N.     Y.,     Macmillan,   40  c.    and 
$1.25;  paper,  25  c. 

Turns  on  the  rising  of  the  Clans  for  Prince  Charlie 
in  1745,  their  victories,  and  defeat  at  Culloden. 

Guy   Mannering.     N.   Y.,  Macmillan,  40  c. 
and  §1.25;  paper,  25c. 

Scotland  is  the  scene.  Smugglers,  gypsies,  and 
other  social  outlaws  till  the  canvass.  Here  appears 
"  Meg  Mernlies." 

The  Antiquary.     N.    Y.,    Macmillan,  40c. 
and  $1.25;  paper,  25c. 

Depicts  life  in  a  little  Scottish  fishing  village  at  the 
close  of  the  10th  century. 

Rob  Roy.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  40c.  and  $1.25; 
paper,  25  c. 

Portrays  with  evident  sympathy  the  career  of  the 
Robin  Hood  of  Scotland. 

Old    Mortality.     N.    Y.,   Macmillan,  40c. 
and  $1.25;  paper,  25  c. 

A  picture  gallery  of  the  Covenanters. 

Heart  of  Midlothian.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
40c.  and  $1.25;  paper,  25  c. 

Tells  the  affecting  story  of  Jeanie   and  Effie  Deans. 

The  Bride  of    Lammermoor.     N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan, 40c.  and  Si. 25;  paper,  25c. 

A  tragic  and  fateful  story  in  Scott's  most  elevated 
key.     Relieved  by  touches  of  truest  humor. 


Ivanhoe.     Macmillan,  40  c.  and  $1. 25;  paper, 

25  c. 

Time  of  Richard  I.  of  England.  Normans  and  Sax- 
ons are  shown  in  conflict. 

Kenilworth.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,   40  c.   and 

Si. 25;  paper,  25c. 

Time  of  Elizabeth.  The  ill-starred  Lord  Leicestet 
moves  through  the  scene. 

Quentin  Durward.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  40  c. 
and  Si. 25;  paper,  25  c. 

France  in  the  time  of  Louis  XI  ;  his  power,  cunning, 
and  superstition  are  vividly  presented. 

Fortunes  of  Nigel.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  40c. 
and  $1.25;  paper,  25  c. 
London  in  the  reign  of  James  I. 

The  Talisman.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  40c.  and 
$1.25;  paper,  25  c. 
Pa'estine  in  the  days  of  Richard  I.  of  England. 

The  Waverley  Novels,  all  Scott's  fiction. 
N.  Y.,  Appleton,  6  vols.,  $6,  Sio,  S15;  Har- 
per, 24  vols.,  S30,  $48,  S72;  Macmillan,  25 
vols.,  Sio,  S15.  $20,  S30;  paper,  S6.25;  also 
in  12  vols.,  $17.50. 

Seawell,  Molly  Elliot. 

Southern  novelist  and  historical  writer.  She  de- 
scribes life  in  the  Southern  States  pleasantly  and  with 
evident  knowledge  of  place  and  character.      813.49. 

Throckmorton.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $1;  pa- 
per, 50  c. 

Scene,  a  lowland  Virginia  neighborhood  ;  time,  im- 
mediately after  the  Civil  War. 

Maid  Marian.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si;  paper, 
50  c. 
Short  stories. 

The  Berkeleys  and  Their  Neighbors. 
N.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si;  paper,  50c. 

Virginia  families.  Some  of  the  members  finally 
drift  to  Washington. 

Children   of   Destiny.     N.    Y.,    Appleton, 
Si;  paper,  50  c. 
A  picture  of  luxurious  living  in  the  South  fifty  years 

ago. 

Sergeant,  Adeline. 

English  novelist.  She  relies  a  little  too  much  on 
plot,  yet  generally  manages  to  construct  a  pretty  good 
one.  Her  scenes  are  in  divers  countries,  and  her 
characters,  not  too  deeply  sounded,  are  interesting  and 
agreeable.  823.89. 

Beyond  Recall.     N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

A  very  good  novel  about  English  people  in  Egypt. 
The  pictures  of  social  life  are  graphic,  including  both 
natives  and  foreigners. 

Christine.     N.  Y.,  Tait,  Si ;  paper,  50  c. 

The  scene  is  Egypt.  The  people  move  in  English 
military  circles, 

The  Surrender  of  Margaret  Bellarmine. 
N.  Y.,  International  News  Co.,  fi.25;  pa- 
per, 50  c. 

A  story  of  religious  doubts  and  the  return  of  an 
intellectual  woman  to  orthodox  faith. 

Name  and  Fame.     N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Written  in  collaboration  with  A.  S.  Ewing  Lester. 
The  original  hero  is  said  to  be  drawn  from  George 
Henry  Lewes,  husband  of  George  Eliot. 


h' id  ion. 


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Shaw,  Flora  L. 

Hector.     Host..    Roberts,  $i;   N.  Y.,  Mac- 

millaii,  paper,  35  c. 

The  story  of  .m  English  orphan  living  in  Fi 
told  by  his  Cousin  Ztflie.    The  narrative  is  simple  and 
natural  and  tin-  description  of  scene  delicate  and  clear. 

823.80. 
Casti  e  Bi  ur.     Host.,  Roberts,  %x. 

The  scene    is  in   Ireland.      Wild   anil    ri.it. uis    young 

people  are  subdued  by  a  young  girl  in  a  delightful  way. 


Ci  >i  onei      Chi  sw  ick's     Campaign. 

Roberts,  $1.25. 


Bost., 


A  Sea  Change.     Host.,  Roberts,  $1;  N.  V., 

Munro,  paper,  20  c. 
Shelley,  Mrs.  Mary  Godwin.     |  179S-1851.] 

Frankenstein.     N.    Y.,    Routledge,   40  c; 
paper,  25  c. 

In  181 6  the  poets  Byron  and  Shelley  and  Mrs.  Shelley 
were  living  in  Switzerland,  and,  inspired  by  German 
myths,  ail  three  wrote  divers  tales  of  horror.  Of  these 
Mrs.  Shelley's  "Frankenstein"  was  the  most  success- 
ful. Frankenstein  creates  a  bein^  formed  like  a  man,  a 
giant  of  strength,  a  demon  of  evil.  The  impossibility 
of  many  incidents  is  often  evident,  but  the  whole  is 
powerfully  imagined  and  excites  prolonged,  genuine 
terror.  823.79. 

Shorthouse,  John  Henry.     [1834-.] 

English  novelist,  historical  and  modern.  He  dis- 
cusses questions  of  faith  and  has  a  strong  tendency 
towards  an  aesthetic  mysticism.  In  stvle  and  thought 
he  is  always  a  touch  above  common  mortals.   823-89. 

John  INGLESANT.      N.  V.,  Macmillan,  $1. 

The  author's  best  and  best-known  book— one  of  the 
most  striking  novels  in  the  English  language.  The 
scene  is  in  the  reign  of  Charles  I.,  and  the  differences 
of  religious  opinion  in  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  are 
cleverly  set  forth.  The  romance  is  interesting  and  the 
historical  painting  vivid. 

Sik  PERCIVAL.      N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1;  Munro, 
paper,  25  c. 

The  Countess  Eve.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1 , 
Harper,  paper,  25  c. 

Blanche  Lady  Falaise.     X.  V.,  Macmillan, 

- 

A  Teacher  OF  THE  Violin.     N.  V.,  Macmil- 
lan, 1 1 . 

Short  stories. 

Slick,      Sam     (pseudonvm).       See     Haliburton, 
T.  C. 

Smith,   Francis  Hopkinson.     [1S3S-.] 

Southern  civil  engineer,  artist,  and  writer  of  tales 
His  stories  are  brilliant,  amusing, and  artistic.  813  49. 

Colonel  Carter  of  Cartersville.     Bost., 
Houghton,  $1.25. 

The  Colonel  is  a  very  vivid  presentation,  and,  al- 
lowing fir  a  little  dramatie  exaggeration,  typical  of  his 
time  and  Southern  latitude. 

A    Day  AT   LAGUERRE's,   ani>    Oiiii.k    Days. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

Nine  admirable  short  impression-.  .1  -,.  enes  and  men 
in  Mexico  and  other  plai  es. 

Southworth,     Mrs.     Emma     Dorothy    Eliza 
(Nevittei.     [1S16-.] 

She  has  perpetrated  about  fifty  novels,  devoted 
chiefly  to  the  narration  of  various  crimes  and  the  con- 
trasting of   hideous   villains   with   patterns   of  virtue. 


Hei  distortion  of  truth  and  fact  is  wonderful,  and  her 
sentimentality  appalling.  Nevertheless,  her  books 
continue  to  be  devoured  by  a  reading  public  which 
would  doubtless  be  wiser  and   more  sensible  if  it  had 

never  learned  how  to  read.  813.49. 

Among  hei    most  popular  and  worthless   stories  are  : 

Nearesi   ind  Dearest.     N.  Y.,  Bonner,  $i. 

A  Lea i- in  rHE  Dark.     N.   Y.,    Bonner,    $i ; 
paper,  50c. 

THE   MlSSING    Bride.      N.    Y.,   I  vers,    paper, 
25  c. 

The  LOST  Heiress.     N.  Y.,  Ivers,  paper,  25  c. 

Spofford,    Mrs.  Harriet  Elizabeth  (Prescott). 
[l835-.] 

New  England  novelist.  Her  plots  are  very  go  d, 
but  her  characters  are  generally  improbable,  and  she 
revels  in  depicting  material  luxury.  Excepting  in 
some  short  stories  she  quite  fails  to  create  an  illusion  of 
probability,  much  less  of  reality.  813.49. 

Hester  Stanley  at  St.  Mark's.     Bost.,  Rob- 
erts, S'1.25. 

A  probable  school-girl's  story,  fairly  natural. 

A  Scarlet  Poppy.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 25. 

Short  stories. 

Tin.  Marquis  of  Carabas.     Bost.,  Roberts, 
$1. 

Stannard,     Mrs.    Henrietta    Eliza     Vaughan 
(Palmer)  ("  John  Strange  Winter  ").   [i85o-] 

English  writer  of  tales  of  military  life.  Her  heroes 
are  seen  in  peace,  not  in  war,  and  are  good-natured  and 
muscular,  not  specially  intelligent.  823-89. 

Her  best  story  is 

BOOTLE'S  BABY.     N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 
Touches  natural  emotions  rather  deftly. 

Army  Tales.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  Sr. 
This  includes  "  Bootle's  Baby." 

The  Experiences  of  a  Lady  Help.     N.  Y., 

Lovell,  Coryell,  Si;  paper,  50c. 

A   tale   of  a    governess's    life,    related   with   much 

vivacity. 

HoUP  LA  !     N.  Y.,  Harper,  25  c. 

Steel,  Mrs.  Flora  Annie. 

Anglo-Indian  writer  of  novels  and  tales.  Her  pic- 
tures of  native  life  are  very  varied,  effective,  and  sin- 
cere. Her  novels  are  interesting  with  dramatic  situa- 
tions, but  defective  in  construction.  823  89. 

The  Flower  of  Forgiveness.     X.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan, f  1 

Short  stories. 

Miss  Si  EWART'S  LEGACY.      X.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
>i  ;  paper,  50  c. 

The  Potter's  Thi  mb.     X.Y.,  Harper,  Si. 50. 

Stephenson,  Eliza  (Tabor). 

An  English  writer  whose  talcs  have,  as  a  rule,  ap- 
peared anonymously.  She  describes,  with  insight,  the 
uneventful  lives  of  secluded  people. 

EGLANTINE.      X.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  40c. 


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The  Last  of  Her  Line.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  pa- 
per, 15  c. 

Meta's  Faith.     N.  Y.,  Harper,   paper,  35  c. 

Stevenson,    Robert   Louis    (Balfour).      [1S50- 
1894.] 

Scotch  novelist,  historical  and  modern.  He  com- 
bined with  extraordinary  skill  romantic  adventure  and 
psychical  analysis.  In  most  of  his  work  the  interests 
of  direct  sustained  narrative  and  of  the  conflict  between 
good  and  evil  are  indissolubly  linked  together.  His 
style  is  imaginative,  elevated,  and  discreetly  restrained. 
It  has  the  personal  charm,  impressiveness,  and  dis- 
tinction which  give  classic  dignity.  Considering  the 
progress  toward  perfection  discernible  in  his  works, 
had  he  lived  longer,  he  would  probably  have  ranked 
with  the  very  greatest  writers  of  fiction.  Love  plays 
but  a  subordinate  part  in  his  romances,  and  he  has 
drawn  the  portraits  of  very  few  women.  823.89. 

Kidnapped.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1.50;  (with 
"Treasure  Island"  and  "Dr.  Jekyll," 
Harper,  paper,  20c);  and  sequel,  David 
Balfour,  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1.50. 

The  action  is  chiefly  in  Scotland  shortly  after  the 
rising  in  support  of  Prince  Charlie  in  1745.  The  stories 
are  told  by  David  Balfour,  a  Lowlander  and  a  Whig, 
through  whose  mouth  the  author  manages  very  adroit- 
ly to  excite  sympathy  with  the  Stuarts  and  their  High- 
land followers.  No  better  stories  at  once  romantic  and 
real  were  ever  written. 

Treasure  Island.  Bost.,  Roberts,  $1;  pa- 
per, 50c;  with  "Kidnapped"  and  "Dr. 
Jekyll,"  Harper,  paper,  20  c. 

The  Master  of  Ballantrae.  N.  Y.,  Scrib- 
ner, $1.50;  paper,  50c. 

Strange  Case  of  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde. 
N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1 ;  paper    25  c. 

New  Arabian  Nights.         N.  Y.,  Scribner, 

$1;  paper,  50  c. 

Short  stories  of  the  highest  merit. 

Several  of  Mr.  Stevenson's  later  books  were  written 
in  collaboration  with  his  stepson,  Mr.  Lloyd  Os- 
bourne,  and  narrate  adventures  in  the  South  Seas. 
These  are  neither  as  interesting  nor  artistic  as  the 
stories  by  Mr.  Stevenson  alone  : 

The  Wrecker.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1.50. 

The  opening  chapters,  descriptive  of  artists'  life  in 
Paris,  are  interesting  for  their  own  sake,  but  do  not  pre- 
pare the  reader  for  the  wild  adventures,  commercial  and 
romantic,  which  follow.  The  climax  of  the  story  is 
brutal,  but  absolutely  demanded  to  cut  the  complicated 
knot  of  circumstance. 

The    Ebb   Tide.     Chic,    Stone  &    Kimball, 

$1.25. 

Illustrates  Mr.  Stevenson's  dominating  motives, 
narration  of  adventure,  and  interpretation  of  character 
subjected  to  extraordinary  temptations.  There  are 
chapters  written  in  Mr.  Stevenson's  very  best  manner. 

Stockton,  Francis  Richard.     [1S34-.] 

A  Philadelphian.  His  stories,  even  when  they  nar- 
rate incidents  of  actual  life,  are  tinged  with  the  fanciful 
and  grotesque.  His  strength  is  in  pure  invention  of  an 
impossible  situation,  which  he  proceeds  with  great 
gravity  and  delightful  humor  to  make  appear  probable. 
He  is  pre-eminently  original  and  amusing  in  short 
stories,  while  his  deliberately  planned  novels  are  feeble 
and  uninteresting.  813.49. 

Rudder  Grange.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1.25; 
paper,  60  c. 


The  Casting  Away  of  Mrs.  Lecks  and  Mrs. 
Aleshine;  and  its  sequel,  The  Dlsames. 
N.  Y.,  Century  Co.,  $1. 

The  Lady  or  the  Tiger,  and  other  stories. 
N.  Y.,  Scribner,  S1.25;  paper,  50  c. 

The  Christmas  Wreck,  and  other  stories. 
X.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1.25;  paper,  50c. 

The    Bee-Man   of   Okn.     N.    Y.,    Scribner, 

$1.25. 
Short  stories. 

The  Adventures  of  Captain  Horn.  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  $1.50. 

Stowe,    Mrs.    Harriet    Elizabeth    (Beecher). 
[1812-.] 

New  England  novelist.  She  observed  character 
keenly  and  with  much  humor.  Her  stories  and  sketches 
of  New  England  life,  forty  or  fifty  years  ago,  appear  to 
be  perfectly  true  and  preserve  pictures  of  customs  and 
types  of  mind  that  have  passed  away.  813.37. 

Her  reputation  was  made  by  and  will  probably  rest 
upon 

Uncle  Tom's  Cabin.  Bost.,  Houghton,  50c. 
and  fi;  paper,  25  c.  and  50c. 

This  is  one  of  the  most  famous  of  "  timely  "  books. 
It  was  not  half  true,  it  was  written  with  passion  and 
prejudice  and  it  accomplished  what  all  the  cool,  judicial 
statements  in  the  world  would  have  failed  in.  To  this 
day  there  are  probably  people  who  derive  from  Mrs. 
Stowe's  highly  imaginative  presentation  their  only 
notions  of  slavery  days  in  the  South.  It  is  impossi- 
ble to  separate  the  fictitious  case  from  the  actual,  but 
since  the  passionate  antagonisms  of  that  time  have  been 
long  dead  and  the  fiction  still  survives,  it  is  fair  to  as- 
sume that  the  book  has  vital  qualities  all  its  own. 

(  Old  Town  Folks.  Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50. 
-j  Sam  Lawson's  Fireside  Stories.  Bost., 
(      Houghton,  $1.50. 

Excellent  sketches  of  primitive  Yankee  life. 

The  Minister's  Wooing.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
$1.50;  paper,  50  c. 

My  Wife  and  I.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50. 

We  and  Our  Neighbors.  Sequel  to  "My 
Wife  and  I."     Bost.,   Houghton,  $1.50. 

Stuart,  Mrs.  Ruth  McEnnery. 

Southern  writer  of  short  tales.  The  scenes  and 
characters  are  Southern,  the  negro  figuring  prominent- 
ly.    The  tales  are  clearly  conceived  and  effective. 

813.49. 

The  Golden  Wedding.     N.Y.,  Harper,  S1.50. 

Short  stories. 

Carlotta's  Intended.     N.Y.,  Harper,  81.50. 

Short  stories. 

The  Story  of  Babette.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
$1.50. 

New  Orleans  life,  with  description  of  the  Mardi  Gras 
festivities. 

Sturgis,  Julian  Russell.     [1S48-.] 

English  barrister  and  novelist.  His  stories  are  gen- 
erally. >f  English  life  in  English  scenes.  He  is  particu- 
larly clever  in  drawing  young  men  starting  in  life  with 
fine  ambitions  and  finding  their  way  to  success  or  fail- 
ure, according  to  strength  or  weakness  of  character. 

813.49. 


Fiction. 


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After  Twenti   Years.     N.  v..  Longmans, 

Short  Stories  of  English  life. 

John  MAIDMENT.  N.  V.,  Appleton,  75  c. ; 
paper, 

Dhk's  WANDERINGS.     N.  V.,  Appleton,  75  c. ; 

paper,   5"  c. 

JOHN-A-DREAMS.  N.  V.,  Appleton,  paper, 
25  c. 

.\\  Accomplished  Gentleman,  N.  \'.,  Ap- 
pleton,  <»'  c. ;  paper,  25  c. 

Sullivan,  James  W.     [1S4S-.] 

A  Pennsylvania!]  living  in  New  York  ;  journalist 
and  tndes-nnion  leader.  A  lengthy  sojourn  in  Switz- 
erland has  made  him  an  untiring  advocate  of  Swiss 
political  methods  for  America.  His  short  stories  are 
his  best  literary  work  ;  they  are  singularly  terse  and 
convincing.  For  the  most  part  they  describe  phases  of 
cosmopolitan  life  in  New  York,  and  give  a  painful  echo 
to  the  stress  of  its  hardships.  813.49. 

Tenement  Tales  of  New  York.  N.  Y., 
Holt,  75  c. 

This  little  book  is  a  series  of  miniatures  painted  in 
abodes  of  poverty.  Touches  of  fun  and  mischief  lighten 
up  the  prevailing  sadness. 

Swift,  Jonathan.     [1667-1745.] 

Gulliver's  Travels.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  75  c. ; 
Routledge,  $1  ;  paper,  25  c.  Edited  and 
adapted  for  use  in  schools  by  Thos.  Parry. 
N.  Y.,  Longmans,  30  c. 

The  irony  of  destiny  in  the  case  of  Swift  is  in  noth- 
ing more  conspicuous  than  in  the  spectacle  of  his  savage 
political  and  social  satire  surviving,  far  into  its  second 
century,  as  an  entertaining  extravagance  much  en- 
joyed by  children.  Assuming  absurdities,  Swift  pro- 
ceeds to  make  them  real  by  his  own  perfect  gravity, 
and  by  the  minuteness  of  detail  which  gives  verisimili- 
tude to  the  central  enormity.  823.5. 

Tautphceus,  Jemima  (Montgomery)  Baroness. 
[1807-1893.] 

English  novelist  of  middle  period  of  19th  century. 
Her  books  are  made  up  of  pictures  of  English  social 
life  and  romantic  adventure  in  Germany.  They  are 
long,  very  proper,  sentimental,  and  still  popular. 

823.89. 

Qtits.  Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1.50;  N.  Y., 
Westermann,  (Tauchnitz),  2  vols.,  paper, 
50  c.  each. 

Life  in  southern  Germany.  A  travelling  English- 
man is  the  hero. 

Initials.     N.   Y.,    Scribner,    $1.50;   Wester- 
mann,   (Tauchnitz),    2    vols.,    paper,   50  c. 
each. 
Student  life  in  Munich. 

At  Odds.  Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1.50;  N.  Y., 
Westermann,  (Tauchnitz),  2  vols.,  paper, 
50  c.  each. 

The  scene  is  the  Tyrol.  The  German  nobility  is 
well  characterized. 

Taylor,  Bayard.     [1S25-1878.] 

Pennsylvanian  poet,  writer  of  fiction  and  travels. 
His  novels  are  the  least  significant  of  his  literary  pro- 
ductions, yet  they  are  interesting,  suggestive,  and 
abound  in  tine  ideasand  good  descriptions  of  American 
scenery.  813.39. 


Hannah   THURSTON.      N.  Y.,  Putnam,  $1.50; 
paper,  50  c. 

Written  just  when  tin-  woman  with  large  ideas  about 
humanity  and  "rights"  made  her  tir-,t  appearance. 
The  mi  le  1  ii.u.ic  ter  is  interesting  but  goes  to  pieces  in  a 
i  ommonplai  e  way  at  the  end. 

Joseph  and   His  Friends.     N.  Y.,  Putnam, 

^1.50. 

A  story  of  Pennsylvania. 

John  Godfrey's  Fortunes.     N.  Y.,  Putnam, 
$1.50- 

A  Pennsylvania  country  boy  enters  New  York  liter- 
ary circles. 

Story  of  KENNETT.     N.  Y.,  Putnam,  S1.50. 

A  story  of  country  life  in  a  Pennsylvania  town  at 
the  end  of  the  last  century. 

Terhune,  Mr s.  Mary  Virginia  (Hawes)  ("  Ma- 
rion Harland ").      [1S30-.J 

Southern  novelist  and  writer  on  household  economy. 
Her  stories  are  romantic  and  sentimental,  chiefly  con- 
cerned with  joys  and  sorrows  of  young  people  in 
love  and  full  of  good  intention.  Her  tales  bring  in  a 
good  deal  of  her  thought  as  to  the  training  of  girls  and 
the  ordering  of  households.  813. 19. 

His  Great  Self.     Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1.25. 
Scene,  Virginia,  a  century  and  a  half  ago. 

The  Hidden  Path.     N.  Y.,  G.   W.   Dilling- 
ham, (1.50. 

Alone.     N.  Y.,  G.  W.  Dillingham,  $1.50. 

Miriam.     N.  Y.,  G.  W.  Dillingham,  $1.50. 

Thackeray,  Anne.     See  Ritchie,  Anne  T. 

Thackeray,  William  Makepeace.   [1811-1863.] 

English  novelist  of  middle  period  of  19th  century. 
The  legitimate  successor  of  Henry  Fielding,  in  his 
books  realism  presents  a  different  aspect  reflecting 
the  changed  spirit  and  taste  of  his  time  and  his  own 
high-bred  personality.  His  satire  is  as  keen  as  Field- 
ing's, yet  more  delicate;  his  imagination  freer,  and  his 
criticism  of  life  ennobled  by  a  permanent  regard  for 
ideal  beauty  in  conduct.  Like  Fielding,  he  deals 
broadly  with  life,  and  his  views  express  wisdom, 
beauty,  and  truth.  Though  his  constructive  ability  has 
been  questioned,  a  close  examination  shows  great  skill 
in  grouping  a  large  number  and  variety  of  characters, 
and  a  just  distinction  between  dramatic  and  theatrical 
effect.  His  style  is  uniformly  tine  and  frequently  mag- 
nificent. Almost  without  reference  to  the  matter,  the 
manner  interests  the  intelligence,  charms  the  imagina- 
tion, and  touches  the  emotions.  In  characterization  he 
failed  to  make  his  good  women  interesting,  but  there 
is  no  historical  evidence  to  show  that  good  English- 
women of  his  day  were  not  a  trifle  namby-pamby. 

The   History  of   Henry  Esmond.     Phila., 

Lippincott,    $1.25;    N.   Y.,   Harper,    paper, 

20  c. 

By  many  critics  considered  Thackeray's  best  novel. 
The  plot  is  more  sustained  and  interest  more  concen- 
trated than  in  the  others.  The  story  is  founded  on  the 
connection  of  a  noble  English  family  with  the  fallen 
fortunes  of  the  Stuarts.  The  pictures  of  life  in  the 
(_)ueen  Anne  period  arc  unsurpassed  for  vividness  and 
charm.  The  style  illustrates  the  finest  possibilities  of 
imaginative  pnise.  Beatrix  Esmond  is  perhaps  the 
most  brilliant  and  fascinating  woman  in  English  fiction. 
The  fortunes  of  the  Esmonds  are  continued  in 

The  Virginians.     Phila.,  Lippincott,   $1.25; 
N.  Y.,  Munro,  paper,  2  vols.,  each  25  c. 
Like  most  sequels  to  famous  novels  this  is  inferior, 


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nevertheless,  it  is  unmistakably  the  work  of  a  master. 
Most  of  the  action  takes  place  in  Virginia.  The  story 
is  told  in  the  language  of  the  time— that  of  Addison 
and  Steele. 

Vanity  Fair.  Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1.25;  N> 
V.,  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Thackeray's  first  novel.  The  most  remorseless  in 
truthful  development  of  character  and  in  social  satire. 
Extraordinary  power  in  portraiture  and  reflection  are 
obvious  in  every  page.  Becky  Sharp  will  stand  for  all 
time  as  the  type  of  a  woman  of  brains  without  heart, 
Amelia  Sedley  of  a  woman  of  heart  without  brains. 

THE  NEWCOMES.  Phila.,  Lippincott,  Si. 25; 
N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  90  c;  Munro,  paper, 
25  c. 

A  novel  of  English  life  in  the  early  part  of  the  19th 
century.     Never  did  an  author  create  a  nobler  gentle- 
m  than  Colonel  Newcome. 

The  History  of  Pendennis.  Phila.,  Lip- 
pincott, 81.25;  N.  Y.,  Harper,  paper,  75  c; 
Munro,  2  vols.,  25  c.  each. 

A  very  great  novel,  largely  autobiographical.  It 
portrays  the  mishaps  111  love  and  otherwise  of  a  young 
man  with  decided  streaks  of  selfishness  and  folly  in 
him.  His  friend,  George  Warrington,  noble  and  true, 
is  one  of  Thackeray's  finest  creations.  He  is  manly, 
kind,  and  unfortunate.  Mr.  and  Miss  Costigan  figure 
inimitably  in  the  story. 

WORKS,  including  the  foregoing  with  "The 
Adventures  of  Philip"  and  "  Lovel,  the 
Widower."  N.  Y.,  Harper,  6  vols.,  $7.50; 
Bost.,  Houghton,  6  vols.,  $7.50. 

Complete  Works.  Bost.,  Houghton,  22 
vols.,  $33  and  upwards.  This  edition  in- 
cludes 2  vols,  not  hitherto  collected  in  any 
other  edition.  Lippincott,  Phila.,  pub- 
lishes editions  of  Thackeray  in  great  va- 
riety, from  $13.50  upwards. 

Thanet,  Octa-ve{psetidotiym).   See  French,  Alice. 

Tiernan,  Mrs.  Frances  C.  ("  Christian  Reid"). 

Southern  novelist.  She  is  not  attached  to  any  locali- 
ty, but  plates  a  group  of  commonplace  people  in 
America  or  Europe,  involves  some  of  them  in  love 
affairs,  and  permits  the  rest  to  look  on.  Her  ideals  are 
conventional  and  correct  in  morals.  813.49. 

Bonny  Kate.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $1.25;  pa- 
per, 75  c. 

Hearts  and  Hands.  N.  Y.,  Aoplcton, 
paper,  75  c. 

Valerie  Aylmer.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  .$1.25; 
paper,  75  c. 

Miss  CHURCHILL.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $1.50; 
paper,  50  c. 

Tincker,  Mary  Agnes.     [1S33-.] 

Novelist  of  New  England  birth,  long  resident  in 
Italy.  Her  plots  are  romantic  and  not  very  fresh,  but 
the  interest  is  fairly  well  kept  up,  and,  in  all  the  char- 
acters, original  points  are  made.  The  scenes  are  in 
America  and  Europe.  Her  convictions  as  a  Roman 
Catholic  give  distinct  color  to  her  work.  813.49 

San  Salvador.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

San  Salvador  is  a  Utopian  community,  where  a  young 

Venetian  girl  finds  peace  and  lest. 

The  House  of  Yorke.  N.  Y.,  Catholic 
l'ub.  Soc,  $1.50. 

By  the  Tiuek.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $1.50. 


Signor  Monaldini's  Niece.     Bost.,  Roberts, 


Tourgee,  Albion  Winegar.     [1S3S-.] 

The  best  part  of  his  novels  is  the  way  he  sets  forth 
his  purpose,  which  is  to  describe  the  social  condition 
of  the  South  in  the  Reconstruction  period,  subsequent 
to  the  Civil  War.  By  many-  men  of  different  political 
faiths  his  observations  are  pronounced  correct  and  his 
opinions  judicious.  813.49. 

His  best-known  books  arc  : 

A  Fool's   Errand  and  The  Invisible  Em- 
pire.    N.  Y.,  Fords,  $1.50. 

The  experience  of  a  Federal  officer  who  went  South 
after  the  war  and  lived  there  fifteen  vears.  A  picture 
of  the  "carpet  bagger"  period  vividly  painted;  the 
Ku  Klux  Klan  is  incidentally  described. 

Bricks    Without    Straw.     N.    Y.,    Fords, 
81.50;  paper,  50  c. 

A  political  novel  of  the  South,  treating  broadly  vari- 
ous social  conditions  resulting  from  slavery. 

Button's  Inn.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $1.25. 
Describes  Mormonism  as  it  was. 

Pactolus  Prime.     N.  Y.,  Cassell,  $i. 

Hero  a  bootblack  in  a  hotel  in  Wasfrngton.  Sen- 
ators, docto-s,  lawyers,  and  judges  are  his  customers, 
and  he  discusses  with  them  aspects  of  the  negro  ques- 
tion. 

Townsend,  Virginia  Frances.     [1S36-.] 

New  England  novelist  and  writer  of  tales.  Occa- 
sionally her  sketches  of  American  character  a- e  pointed 
and  original,  but  her  stories,  on  the  whole,  are  com- 
monplace and  not  true  to  nature.  813.49. 

The  Hollands.     Bost.,  Lee  &  S.,  Si. 

The  Mills  of  Tuxbury.     Bost.,   Lee  &  S., 

$1. 

Lenox  Dare.     Post.,  Lee  &  S.,  f  1.50. 

But  a  Philistine.     Bost.,  Lee  &  S.,   $1.50. 

Trollope,  Anthony.     [1S15-1SS2.] 

English  novelist  of  middle  period  of  19th  century. 
His  people  belong  to  the  upper  middle-class  and  aris- 
tocracy. Whether  clergymen,  politicians,  hunting 
squires,  positive  autocratic  dames,  or  amiable,  rather 
colorless  damsels,  they  have  the  stamp  of  life  itself. 
His  distinguished  merit  was  in  showing  the  whole 
every-dav  life  of  his  people  and  their  interdependence. 
His  defect  a  lack  of  sentiment,  a  tendency  to  linger  on 
the  practical  and  to  extol  the  idea  of  getting  on  in 
life— doing  well  for  oneself.  Still  (as  in  the  beautiful 
character  of  the  Warden)  he  shows  himself  apprecia- 
tive of  Spirituality  and  self-sacrifice.  His  manner  is 
singularly  downright ;  hisstyle  without  grace.  He  had 
a  mania  for  telling  everything,  which  is,  at  times, 
tedious,  and  to  some  minds,  intolerable,  yet  his  work 
will  probably  stand  as  most  faithful  photography  of  the 
Si  h  iely  in  winch  he  moved.  The  volumes  known  as  the 
Barchcster  series  thoroughly  represent  the  author  at 
his  best.  The  scenes  are  in  a  cathedral  town  and 
the  country  round  about.  The  clergy  (bishops,  arch- 
deacons, rectors,  and  curates)  are  conspicuous  and  ad- 
mirably drawn.  The  scheme  includes  the  life  and  inter- 
ests of  a  county.  There  is  a  thread  of  connection,  but 
each  volume  is  a  complete  story  :  823.87. 

Tin.  WARDEN.      N.  Y.,  Dodd,  $1.25;  Wester- 
mann,  (Tauchnitz),  paper,  50  c. 


Fiction.  37 


Barchester  Towers.     N.  Y.,  Dodd,  2  vols., 
I1.25    each;    Westermann,   (Tauchnit 
vols.,  paper,  50  >■.  each. 

"The  Warden"  and  "Barchester  rowers,"  to- 
gether, N.  v..  Harper,  paper,  60 c, 

I>."  km;  Thorne.  N .  V..  Dodd,  2  \ols., 
(1.25  each  ;  1  larpei .  paper,  ;<  ■  1  . 

Framley  Parsonage,  n.  Y.,  Dodd,  2  vols., 
|i  25  each;  Westermann,  (Tauchnitz),  2 
\>>ls.,  paper,  50  c.  each. 

The  Small  Housi    \i   Allington.     X.  v., 

Dodd,    3   vols.,     $1.25    each;    Westermann, 
I  rauchnitz),  3  vols.,  paper,  50c.  each. 

Lasi  Chronicles  of  Barset.     N.  Y.,  Dodd, 

3  vols.,    I1.25    each;  Westermann,  (Tauch- 
nitz),  3   vols.,  paper,  50c.  each. 

A  morn:  his  other  works  are: 

Ralph  the  Heir.     N.  V.,  Ward  &  Lock,  $1. 
Harr\  Heathcote.    N.Y.,  Ward  &  Lock,  $i. 

<)ki  kv  Farm.     N.  V.,   Ward  cv.  Lock,  $1. 

Can  You  Forgive  Her?  N.  v.,  Ward  & 
Lock.  $1. 

Tuttiett,  M.  G.  ("  Maxwell  Grey  "). 

English  novelist.  She  throws  the  strongest  interest 
into  development  of  character  and  motive  rather  than 
event.  Her  plots  are  somewhat  romantic  and  her  de- 
scriptions of  English  scenery  are  distinct  and  pleasant. 
Many  of  her  rustics  are  very  amusing.  813.89. 

Thh  Silence  ok  Dean  Maitland.     N.   Y., 

Appleton,  75  c. ;  paper,   50  c;    Burt,   paper, 
25  c. 

The  study  of  the  burden  of  sin  borne  in  secret  by  a 
Christian  conscience  is  clever  and  careful.  It  is  writ- 
ten with  insight,  knowledge,  and  passion,  and  is  on 
the  whole  a  powerful  novel,  reminiscent  of  "The 
Scarlet  Letter." 

The  Reproach  of  Annesley.  N.  Y.,  Ap- 
pleton, 75  c. ;  paper,  50c. ;  Burt,  paper,  25  c. 

In  the  Heart  of  the  Storm.  X.  Y.,  Ap- 
pleton, 75  c. ;  paper,  50  c. 

The  Last  Sentence.  X.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell, 
$1.50;  paper,  50c. 

Twain,  Mark  (pseudonym).     See  Clemens,  S.  L. 

Tytler,  Sarah  (pseudonym).    See   Keddie,   Miss 
I  lenrietta. 

Walford,     Mrs.     Lucy    Bethia     (Colquhoun). 
[1845-] 

Scotch  novelist.  Her  stories  turn  on  slight  compli- 
cations of  social  life,  and,  though  of  uneven  merit, 
have  all  a  light  touch,  a  cheerful  spirit,  and  a  very 
natural  transition  from  gayety  to  gravity.        823.89. 

The  Baby's  Grandmother.  X.  V.,  Long- 
mans, £1 ;  Munro,  paper,  2?  c. 

Mr.  Smith.  X.  V.,  Longmans,  $1;  paper, 
25  c. 

Troublesome  Daughters.  X.  v.,  Longmans, 
fi;  Munro,  paper,  25c. 

The  Mischief  of  Monica.  X.  V.,  Long- 
mans, §1;  Munro,  paper,  2  vols.,  each  25  c. 


The  One  Good  Guest.     X.   V.,  Longmans, 
si  ;  paper, 

Wallace,  Lewis.     [1827-.  ] 

Western  writerof  romances.    In  his  two  well-known 
>ks  lu'  has  1  liosrn   Oriental   scenes  and   liistoni.il 
events,      He  has  dramatic   imagination,  and   is  lavish 
in  details  of  scenes  and  pageantry.    His  books  are  ex- 
tremely  long,   the  construction   is  intricate,  and  the 
umar  imperfect,      He  is  immensely  popular. 

813.49. 

BEN    HUR :    a    Tale    of    the    Christ.      X.    Y., 
Harper,  $i 

The  title  explains  itself. 

The  Prince  of  India  ;  or,  Why  Constanti- 
nople Fell.     X.  V.,  Harper,  2  vols.,  $1.25 

each. 

The  hero  takes  the  character  of  tin-  Wandering  Jew. 
Gives  a  florid  pictuie  of  the  Byzantine  Empire  in  the 
fifteenth  century. 

The  Fair  God.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50. 

The  author's  best  constructed  novel.  Tells  the  story 
of  ancient  Mexico  and  describes  the  religious  rites  of 
the  Aztecs. 

Walpole,  Horace.     [1717-1797.] 

The  Castle  of  Otranto.     X.  Y.,   Cassell, 
25  c. ;  paper,  10  c. 

This  fantastic  story,  published  in  1764  by  the  famous 
Englishman  of  fashion  and  of  letters,  was  a  protest 
against  what  he  called  "  the  cold  common  sense  of  the 
present  age."  He  made  use  of  a  great  deal  of  mate- 
rial intended  to  exc  te  shudders  in  his  readers,  but 
lacked  the  power  to  touch  emotion.  Thirty  years  later 
Mrs.  Radcliffe  really  did  what  he  tried  to  do,  and 
founded  the  school  of  fiction  given  over  to  terrors  and 
creepy  mysteries.  823.69. 

Walworth,   Mrs.  Jeannette    Ritchie    (Hader- 

mann).     LlS37--] 

Pennsylvanian  novelist.     Some  of  her  descriptions  of 
Southern  life  about  the  time  of  the  Civil  War  are  inter- 
esting.    She   discusses   public   questions   rather  1 
tionally,  and  her  manner  is  a  little  stagey.       813.49. 

Xi  w     Max    at    RosSbSERE.     X.    Y.,    Cassell, 
75  c;  paper,  50  c. 

Without    Blemish.     X.    Y.,  Cassell,  75  c.; 
paper,  50  c. 

Tin.   Bar   Sinister.     X.  Y.,  Cassell,  75  c; 
paper,  50  c. 

Ward,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Stuart  Phelps.    [1S44-.] 

New  England  novelist  and  writer  of  tales.  Most  of 
her  scenes  are  in  New  England,  and,  though  external 
life  is  well  observed,  her  strength  is  greatest  in  analysis 
of  difficulties  mental  and  spiritual.  The  problem  of 
immortality  has  engaged  her  attention  deeply,  and  her 
ideas  about  a  future  life  are  original,  frequently 
abounding  in  unconscious  humor.  Her  style  is  on  the 
whole  vigorous  and    clear,   but   she  occasionally   drops 

into  ponderous  obscurity.  813.49. 

Tm;  Gates  AJAR.     Host.,  Houghton,  $1.50. 

Published  ah.  m  t  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago,  attT 

much  attention  because  of  the  reject  ion  of  the  orthodox, 
theological  idea  of  Heaven,  and  substitution  of  an  ex- 
istent c  in  which  the  interests  and  occupations  of  this 
life  are  continued.  The  idea  was  crude,  but,  at  the 
time,  novel,  and  was  presented  with  considerable  skill. 

1  Beyond  the  Gates.    Host.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 
Tm.  Gates   Between.      Bost.,    Houghton, 


$1.2 

The  same  idea,  much  developed  and  expanded. 


38 


Fiction. 


Bost.,    Houghton, 


The    Silent    Partner. 
Si. 50. 

A  story  of  factory  life  in  New  England.  Ahead  of 
the  fashion  for  discussion  of  social  problems  in  fiction, 
it  shows  original  thought  and  observation.  The  de- 
vices for  lightening  the  burdens  of  the  poor  are  rather 
sentimental  than  practical. 

The  Story  of  Avis.    Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50; 
paper,  50  c. 

An  American  girl  goes  to  Italy  to  study  art.  She 
marries.  The  conflict  between  artistic  ambitions  and 
a  New  England  conscience  is  set  forth  with  skill.  The 
author's  most  carefully  written  novel. 

Doctor  Zay.     Bost.,    Houghton,  Si. 25;  pa- 
per, 50c. 

The  story  of  a  woman  physician  in  an  obscure   New 

England  village. 

Hedged  In.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50. 

Ward,    Mrs.    Mary  Augusta  (Mrs.  T.    Hum- 
phry Ward).     [1851-.J 

The  most  famous  English  writer  of  the  modern 
"  purpose-novel,"  that  is  the  novel  which  discusses  and 
may  propagate  new  ideas  in  politics,  religion,  or  social 
reform.  Her  books  are  thoughtful  and  well-informed, 
but  not  artistic.  She  is  a  much  better  preacher  than 
story-teller.  She  has  been  compared  with  George 
Eliot  for  creative  power  and  scholarship.  Such  com- 
parison is  injudicious.  She  has  not  created  but  re- 
flected popular  ideals  ;  her  scholarship  is  not  shown,  as 
was  George  Eliot's,  by  the  talk  appropriately  ascribed 
to  certain  characters,  but  by  generalization  and  refer- 
ence to  authors  and  names  of  books.  Nevertheless,  she 
is  a  clever  and  serious  student  of  complex  modern  so- 
ciety, and  all  her  work  commands  respect.       823.89. 

Robert   Elsmere.     N.   Y.,   Macmillan,   $1; 
Munro,  paper,  2  vols.,  each  25  c. 

The  question  of  formal  versus  ethical  religion. 

The    History   ok   David   Grieve.     N.    Y., 
Macmillan,  %i. 

A  study  in  self-education  and  in  freeing  thelife  from 
conventional  restraints.  David  Grieve  is  an  unselfish 
man  of  unhappy  domestic  experiences. 

MARCELLA.     N.    Y.,    Macmillan,    Si;   paper, 
50  c. 

Develops  socialism  versus  vested  rights  and  aristo- 
cratic privilege.  The  heroine  begins  as  a  Radica',  and, 
by  plain  lessens  of  experience,  comes  to  the  temper- 
ance of  reform.     Mrs.  Ward's  best  story. 

Warden,    Florence   (pseudonym).     See    James, 
Mrs.  Florence  Alice. 

Ware,  William.     [1797-1852.] 

A  clergyman.  He  had  poetic  imagination  and  deep 
religious  feeling.  His  books  depict  the  Roman  Empire 
as  it  sank  to  its  ruin  ;  an  observant  traveller  and  faith- 
ful scholar,  he  manages  to  put  much  truth  into  his  fic- 
tion. 813.39. 

Zenohia,  or  the  Fall  ok  Palmyra.     N.  Y., 
Warne,  $1.25;  Burt,  75c. 

Describes  Palmyra  under  Roman  rule  at  the  begin* 
ning  of  the  third  century,  with  Christianity  and  pagan- 
ism confronting  each  other. 

Julian:  or  Scenes  in  JUDEA.     N.  Y.,  Warne, 
$1.25;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

The  hero  is  a  Roman  of    Hebrew  blood.     The   Em- 
peror Julian  is  introduced  anil  characterized. 

Aurelian:  or  Rome  in  the  Third  Century. 
N.  Y.,  Warne,  $1.25;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 


Warner,     Susan      ("Wetherell,     Elizabeth"). 
[1819-1SS5.] 

Novelist  of  the  middle  period  of  19th  century.  Her 
books  are  exceedingly  pious,  and  formal  piety  is  usu- 
ally rewarded  at  the  expense  of  essential  virtue.  They 
are  tremendously  prosy  and  garrulous,  but  even  at  a 
time  when  professed  piety  is  considered  less  important 
than  moral  rectitude,  continue  to  be  read.         813.39. 

The  Wide,  Wide  World.     Phila.,    Lippin- 
cott,  75  c. ;  paper,  50  c. 

Queechy.     N.  Y.,  Ward,  Lock,  75  c;  Phila., 
Lippincott,  $1;  paper,  50  c. 

Watson,  John    Maclaren  ("Ian    Maclaren  "). 
[1S45-.] 

Beside    the    Bonnie    Brier    Bush.     N.    Y., 
Dodd,  $1.25. 

Short  stories  of  Scottish  country  life,  somewhat  in 
Mr.  Barrie's  manner.  The  sketch  of  the  country  doc- 
tor is  a  masterpiece.  The  author,  a  Liverpool  cler- 
gyman of  Scottish  birth,  has  so  much  talent  tor  pathos 
that  occasionally  his  pathos  is  beyond  nature.  His 
style  is  usually  swift  and  direct,  without  the  waste  of  a 
syllable.  823.89. 

Wetherell,  Elizabeth.     See  Susan  Warner. 

Weyman,  Stanley  J.     [1S55-.] 

English  novelist.  Like  Anthony  Hope,  he  repre- 
sents the  modern  reaction  from  dry  realism.  His 
novels  are  historical,  romantic,  and  entertaining. 

823.89. 

The   House   of   the   Wolf.     N.  Y.,  Long- 
mans, Si. 25. 

The  scene  is  in  France  in  the  reign  of  Charles  IX. 
The  massacre  of  St.  Bartholomew  is  included  in  the 
drama. 

A  Gentleman  of  France.  N.  Y.,  Long- 
mans, Si. 25 . 

The  time  is  during  the  reign  of  Henry  III.  and 
Henry  IV.  (of  Navarre). 

Under   the  Red   Roue.     N.  Y.,  Longmans, 

Si. 25. 

During  the  administration  of  Cardinal  Richelieu 
(Louis  XIII).  The  adventures  of  Gil  de  Berault  are 
admirably  narrated. 

My  Lady  Rotha.     N.  Y.,  Longmans,  Si. 25. 

White,  William  Hale  ("Mark   Rutherford"). 

Autobiography  of  Mark  Rutherford; 
and  Mark  Kitherford's  Deliverance. 
Separately,  Lond.,  Unwin,  3s.  6d.  each. 
Together,  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  S2.25. 

Sets  forth  the  perplexities,  domestic  and  religious, 
of  a  sensitive  and  thoughtful  man  destitute  of  gump- 
tion. If  these  chapters  are  not  autobiography  they 
certainly  read  as  if  they  were.  Seldom  are  the  springs 
of  motive,  tlie  griefs  of'  a  weak  will,  bared  with  so  tree 
a  touch.  The  incidental  account  of  life  in  the  early 
part  of  the  century  among  the  English  lower  middle 
class  is  skilful  and  depressing.  823.89. 

The  Revolution  in  Tanner's  Lane.  N. 
Y.,  Putnam,  $1.25, 

Tanner's  I.ane  is  a  small,  dissenting  chapel  in  Eng- 
land ;  its  story  involves  the  political  and  religious  fer- 
ment of  the  early  decades  of  the  19th  century.  Uncon- 
ventional characters  of  French  blood  reappear  on  a 
canvas  largely  taken  up  with  the  affairs  of  a  sleepy 
village.  As  in  his  preceding  books,  the  author's  reflec- 
tions are  of  searching  quality,  expressed  with  utmost 
directness. 

Catharine  Furze.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1. 


Fiction. 


39 


Whitney,     Mrs.     Adeline      Dutton      (Train). 
[1824-.] 

New  England  novelist.  Meal  of  her  stories  de- 
scribe domestic  life  in  New  England  ;  they  are  popu- 
lar among  young  girls.  Sometimes  her  manner  is 
rained  and  affected,  but  she  is  generally  sincere  and 
simple.  The  complications  and  situations  of  her  stories 
are  natural  and  interesting.  813.40. 

Fai  111  G  \k  1  key's  Girlhood.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, £1.25. 

Thk  GAYWORTHYS.    Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

LESLIE     GOLDTHWAITE.      Bost.,     Houghton, 

fl.25. 

Wiggin,  Kate  Douglas  {Mrs.  Riggs). 

A  Califomian  whose  tales,  chiefly  for  the  young, 
are  both  humorous  and  pathetic.  She  tells  her  stories 
prettily,  and  wherever  she  can,  argues  for  children's 
rights.  813.49. 

The  Story  of  Patsy.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
60  c. 

The  hero  is  a  deformed  little  boy.  Life  in  the 
slums  is  described  with  humor. 

Timothy's  Quest.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1. 

A  little  girl  is  rescued  from  a  baby-farm.  The  quest 
is  for  her  mother. 

A  Simmer  in  a  Canon  :  A  California  Story. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 
Sundry  amusing  folk  meet  in  vacation  time. 

A  Cathedral  Cotrtship  and  Penelope's 
English  Experiences.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
$1. 

A  thread  of  romance  runs  through  descriptions  of  a 
tour  among  the  celebrated  cathedrals  of  England. 

The     Bird's     Christmas     Carol.      Bost., 

Houghton,  50  c. 

An  entertaining  story  for  parents  as  well  as  for 
children. 

Polly  Oliver's  Problem.    Bost.,  Houghton, 

Wilkins,  Mary  Eleanor. 

New  England  writer  of  novels  and  tales.  Her  repu- 
tation rests  on  sketches  of  New  England  country  peo- 
ple. These  are,  in  most  respects,  admirable,  but  with 
justatouchof  exaggeration  thn-ughout.  She  has  not 
attained  the  perfection  of  Miss  Jewett,  whose  work  in 
the  same  field  is  at  once  more  natural  and  artistic. 

813.49. 

A  HUMBLE  Romance.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.25. 
Short  stories. 

A  New  England  Nun.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 25. 
Short  stories. 

Pembroke.    N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1  50. 

A  line  story  based  on  the  conflict  of  two  strong  wills. 

Giles  Corky,   Yeoman  :    a    Play.    N.  Y., 

Harper,  50c. 

A  play  founded  on  the  persecution  of  the  Salem 
witches  in  1692. 

The  Pot  of  Gold.     Bost.,  Lothrop,  $1.50. 
Short  stories. 


Wilson,  Mrs.  Augusta  Jane  Evans.     [1S38-.] 

Southern  novelist,  remarkable  chiefly  for  her  habit 

of  pouring  out  quotations  from  and  references  to  an- 
cient Asiatic  literature.  Her  men  are  generally  allur- 
ingly wicked  and  ricb  in  the  beginning,  and  angels  (still 
rich),  and  sometimes  in  the  earthly  form  of  clergymen, 
at  the  end.  The  girls,  by  contrast,  are  often  poor,  and 
alw.iys  virtuous.  Both  classes  arc  monuments  oi 
learning  ;  they  dispense  erudition  free  of  charge  with 
reckle8S  prodigality.  In  mind,  manners,  and  feelings 
they  are  incalculably  remote  from  any  known  specimens 
of  the  race.  The  author  was  once  very  popular,  but 
with  the  new  wisdom  of  a  new  generation  she  has  (or 
ought  to  have)  lapsed  into  obscurity.  813.49. 

BEULAH.     N.  Y.,  G.  W.  Dillingham,  $1.75. 

St.  Elmo.     N.  Y.,  G.  W.  Dillingham,  £2. 

VASHTI.     N.  Y.,  G.  W.  Dillingham,  $2. 

INFELICE.     N.  Y.,  G.  W.  Dillingham,  $2. 

Winter,    John    Strange.     See   Stannard,    Mrs. 
Henrietta  E.  V. 

Winthrop,  Theodore.     [1828-1861.] 

New  England  novelist.  His  literary  career  was 
scarcely  begun  when  he  entered  the  Northern  Army  in 
the  Civil  War,  and  was  killed  in  one  of  the  earliest  bat- 
tles. His  work  was  almost  all  posthumous,  and  though 
immature,  shows  imagination  of  a  very  high  order. 

813.49. 

CecilDreeme.     N.Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  $1.25. 

The  scene  is  in  New  York  City  and  describes  par- 
ticularly the  vicinity  of  Washington  Square.  One  of 
the  principal  characters  is  said  to  have  been  drawn 
from  a  man  at  the  time  well  known  in  society  and  let- 
ters. The  story  is  imaginative  and  the  struggle  of 
conflicting  passions  depicted  with  uncommon  power. 
A  biographical  note  by  George  W.  Curtis  appears  in 
this  volume. 

John  Brent.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  $1.25. 

The  scene  is  the  Western  plains.  It  has  not  the  lo- 
cal truth  of  later  Western  tales,  but  is  vigorous  both  in 
description  and  characterization. 

Edwin  Brothertoft.     N.   Y.,    Lovell,  Cor- 
yell, §1.25. 

The  Canoe  and  the  Saddle.     N.  Y.,  Lovell, 
Coryell,  $1.25. 

Adventures  among  Northwestern  rivers  and  for- 
ests. 

Wood,  Mrs.  Ellen  (Price).     [1S14-1SS7.] 

English  novelist  of  middle  period  of  19th  century. 
She  depended  on  plot,  which  she  constructed  accurate- 
ly and  with  a  good  sense  of  theatrical  situation  and 
climax.  Her  material  was  chiefly  secret  marriages  and 
skeletons  in  closets.  There  is  generally  little  percep- 
tible motive  beyond  the  unravelling  of  mystery,  but 
the  tendency  is  not  immoral,  and  the  work  is  much 
better  than  most  of  its  class.  823.79. 

Her  most  famous  work  is  widely  read  for  its  sensa- 
tional interest. 

EAST  LYNNE.     Phila.,  Porter  &  Coates,  75  c; 
N.  Y.,  Burt,  paper,  25  c. 

Still  holds  its  place  on  the  melodramatic  stage. 

DANESBURY    House.     With    introduction   by 
Frances    E.    VVillard  and  Lady   Somerset. 


40 


Fiction. 


N.    Y.,    Revell,    §i;    Rand,     paper,     50   c. 

Written  to  popularize  the  total  abstinence  move- 
ment. A  very  pood  story,  the  purpose  being  adroitly 
served  by  indirection. 

The  Channings.  N.  Y.,  Westermann, 
(Tauchnitz),  2  vols.,  paper,  $1. 

Roland  Yorke.  N.  Y.,  Westermann, 
(Tauchnitz),  2  vols.,   paper,  Si. 

Woods,  Katharine  Pearson.     [1853-.] 

A  native  of  West  Virginia,  a  teacher  by  profession. 
Local  conflicts  between  labor  and  capital  have  im- 
pelled her  to  faith  in  Christian  socialism  as  the  sole 
remedy  for  industrial  war.  Her  novels  are  written  to 
expound  this  faith  ;  they  have  the  strength  which 
comes  of  conviction,  and,  apart  from  their  preaching, 
are  graphic  and  interesting.  813.49. 

Metzerott,  Shoemaker.  N.  Y.,  Crowell, 
$1.50;  paper,  50  c. 

The  scene  is  amid  a  German-American  population 
of  every  variety  of  creed  and  no  creed.  A  Christian 
socialist  is  the  hero. 

From    Dusk   to    Dawn.     N.    Y,    Appleton, 

fi.25. 

The  hero  is  a  young  clergyman  in  a  poor  parish.  He 
exerts  uncommon  influence  over  men  and  women  dis- 
posed to  groan  under  the  burdens  of  reform. 

A  Weii  ok  Gold.     N.  Y.,  Crowell,  $1.25. 

The  labor  problem  is  discussed  once  more,  and  the 
Italian  society  of  the  Mafia  is  introduced. 

Woods,  Mrs.  Margaret  L. 

A  Village  Tragedy.  Lond.,  Bentley,  3s. 
6d.;  N.  Y.,  Westermann,  (Tauchnitz),  pa- 
per, 50  c;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

■  >d  example  of  the  modern  realistic  tale,  nar- 
rating distressing  facts  with  pain  increasing  to  a  most 
dismal  catastrophe.  It  is  technically  pood  art  (ex- 
cept for  the  introduction  of  a  superfluous  and  most 
hideous  idiot),  but  it  is  baneful  art— only  temporarily 
intensifying  the  consciousness  of  sorrow  without  sug- 
gestion for  its  relief.  823.89. 

Esther  Vanhomrigh.  N.  Y.,  Hovenden 
Co.,  Si;  paper,  50  c. 

Founded  on  the  love-story  of  Dean  Swift ;  endeavors 
to  explain  his  seeming  inconsistencies  as  due  to  his 
passion  for  power.  Swift's  literary  friends,  Steele, 
Addison,  Pope,  and  Bolingbroke,  come  upon  the  scene. 

The  Vagabonds.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.50. 

Depicts  a  travelling  circus  in   England.     There  is 

soin 1    character-drawing,   but  the    book  is   not 

equal  to  its  predecessors. 

Woolson,  Constance  Fenimore.     [1S48-1394.] 

New  England  novelist,  grandniece  to  James  Feni- 
more Cooper.  No  American  woman  has  written  so 
much  uniformly  good  fiction  as  Miss  Woolson.  Her 
novels  combine  romanticism  and  realism,  and  include 
innumerable  vivid  sketches  01  a  great  variety  of  her 
countrymen  and  women,  besides  charming  descriptions 
of  life  and  natural  scenery  from  Michigan  to  Florida. 
Always  refined,  natural,  sympathetic,  generally  seeing 
clearly  the  probability  of  character,  and  rarely  lapsing 


into  sentimentality  in  development,  any  of  her  books 
may  give  pleasure  to  the  critical  as  well  as  to  those  who 
read  stories  for  entertainment  solely.  813.49. 

Anne.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 25. 

The  heroine  goes  forth  into  the  world  and  maintains 
her  brothers  and  sisters.     A  capital  story. 

For  tiik  Major.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 

A  woman  marries  a  man  very  much  her  junior. 
Her  efforts  to  keep  young  are  touchingly  told. 

Jupiter  Lights.     \t.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 25. 

A  story  of  the  all-pardoning  love  of  two  good 
women. 

East  Angels.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 25. 

Florida  before  and  during  the  Civil  War.  Full  of 
realistic  Southern  portraits. 

Horace  Chase.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 25. 

Ashevillc,  N.  C,  and  St.  Augustine,  Fla.,  as  they 
were  twenty  years  ago,  are  the  background  of  the 
story.  Incidentally  the  work  wrought  by  Northern 
energy  is  described. 

Rodman,  the  Keeper.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 
Southern  sketches. 

Yates,  Edmund  Hodgson.     [1831-1804.] 

English  novelist.  His  stories  move  smoothly  and 
show,  in  characterization  and  comment,  the  observation 
and  reflection  of  the  clever,  sensible  man  of  the  world. 
They  are  entertaining  and  often  sharply  satirical. 

823.89. 

Black  Sheep.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  80  c. 

Nobody's     Fortune.      N.     Y.,     Routledge, 
80  c. 

A  Silent  Witness.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  So  c. 

Yonge,  Charlotte  M.     [1S23-.] 

English  novelist.  Her  books  are  historical  and 
modern,  particularly  addressed  to  young  people.  They 
are  cheerful  and  healthy  in  spirit  and  fluent  in  style. 
She  is  deservedly  popular.  823.79. 

The  Heir  ok   Redcliffe.     N.  Y.,   Macmil- 
lan, Si;  Burt,  75  c;  paper,  25  c. 

The  Daisy  Chain.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si. 

The  Armourer's  Prentices.     N.  Y.,   Mac- 
millan, Si;  Munro,  paper,  25  c. 

Dove  in  the  Eagle's  Nest.     N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan, Si;  Lovell,  Coryell,  50c. 

Zangwill,  Israel.     [1S64-.] 

English  novelist  and  miscellaneous  writer.  His 
descriptions  of  Jewish  life  and  character  arc  striking 
and  vigorous.  His  other  work  is  less  significant  ;  it  is 
all  more  clever  than  agreeable  or  refined.         823.89. 

The   Children    of    the    Ghetto.     N.    Y., 
Macmillan,  Si. 50. 
Stories  of  Jewish  life. 

The  Kim;  of  Schnorrers.     N.  Y.,  Macmil- 
lan, Si. 50. 

The  Master.     N.  V.,  Harper,  $1.75. 

Story  of  a  young  Canadian  who  goes  to  Europe  to 
study  painting."    Discusses  art  with  intelligence. 


BIOGRAPHY. 


CHOSEN    BY   Till":  ASSISTANT    LIBRARIANS   NL:\V    YORK    FREE   CIRCULATING    LIBRARY. 
New    York,  /une,  1S1J5. 

.  ially  the  biography  of  the  great  and  good,  who  have  risen  by  llicir  own  exertions  from 
poverty  and  obscurity  t>>  eminence  and  usefulness,  is  an  inspiring  and  ennobling  study.  Us  direct  ten- 
dency is  to  reproduce  the  excellence  it  records. — HORACE  MANN. 

See  also  under  LiTSRATUREy"or  additional  biographies  of  authors. 


Adams,  John  <:>id  Abigail. 

Familiar  Letters  of  John  Adams,  and  his 
wife,  Abigail  Adams,  during  the  Revolu- 
tion. With  a  memoir  of  Mrs.  Adams. 
Edited  by  Charles  Francis  Adams.  Bost., 
Houghton,  $2. 

A  faithful  portray.il  of  a  Now  England  wife;  an  il- 
lustration c>t  the  part  such  a  wife  plays  in  the  life  of 
her  husband.  .  .  .  This  volume  is  one  of  the  most 
valuable  documents  of  our  revolutionary  history. — 
Nation.  923.2. 

Addison,  Rev.  Daniel  D. 

Like,  Letters,  and  Diary  or-*  Lucy  Larcom. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 25. 

Mr.  Addison  has  done  his  work  well  and  made  a 
most    agreeable  and  interesting  book.   .  .  .   A  chapter 

.  ers  the  period  of  which  Miss  Larcom  wrote  so 
pleasantly  in  "  A  New  England  Girlhood."  The  sensi- 
ble reader  will  at  once  possess  himself  of  that,  if  it  is 
not  already  known  to  him.  (Included  in  this  list,  see 
Larcom.)  928.1. 

Alcott,  Louisa  M.     See  Cheney,  E.  D. 

Andersen,  Hans  Christian. 

Story  ok  My  Likf..     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1. 

The  history  of  my  life  will  say  to  the  world  what  it 

"  There  is  a  loving  God  who  directs  all 

things  for  the  best."— Author.  839.8. 

Appleton's  Encyclopedia  ok  American  Biog- 
raphy. X.  Y.,  Appleton,  1S88,  6  vols., 
I 

Much  the  best  work  for  American  names.  Well 
illustrated.  927-3 

Austen,  Jane.     See  Smith,  Goldwin. 

Birr  ell,  Augustine. 

Life  of  Charlotte  Bronte.  (Great  Wri- 
ters series.)  X.  Y. ,  Scribner,  Si ;  A.  Lovell, 
40  c. 

tiding  the  amiable  prolixity  of  Mrs.  Gaskell,  and 
the  dogmatism  of  Mr.  Reid,  1  barlotte  BrontS's  former 
biographers,  Mr.  Birrell  gives  us  a  small  book  which 
thoroughly  covers  the  Geld,  fresh  in  style  and  perspica- 
cious.— Critic.  823.81. 

Blind.  Mathilde. 

Madame  Roland.  (Famous  Women  series.) 
Bost.,  Roberts,  f  i , 

The  author  writes  graphically,  and  describes  S 
in  the  French  Revolution  with  great picturesqueness  — 
Boston  livening  Transcri/t.  920. 

Bolton,  Sarah  Knowles. 

Famous    Types   of  Womanhood.      X.    Y., 

Crowell,  Si. 50. 

Contents:  Queen  Louise  of  Prussia;  Madame  Re- 
camier  ;    Susanna  Wesley  ;    Harriet  Martineau  ;   Jenny 


Lind  ;   Dorothea   LyndeDix;    Ann,  Sarah,  and  Emily 
Judson;  Amelia  Blanford  Edwards. 

Each  portrait  presents  a  distinct  phase  of  womanly 
influence;  each  has  its  lesson  of  faith,  endurance,  and 
love  for  others. — Literary  World.  920.7. 

Lives  ok  Girls  who  Became  Famoi  s.  X. 
Y.,  Crowell,  Si. 50. 

Contents  :  Harriet  Beechcr  Stowe  ;  Helen  Hunt  Jack- 
son ;  Lucretia  Mott;  Mary  A.  Livermore  ;  Margaret 
Fuller  Ossoli  ;  Maria  Mitchell  ;  Louisa  M  Alcott  ;  Alary 
Lyon;  Harriet  G.  Hosmer ;  Madame  de  Stael  ;  R 
Bonheur;  Elizabeth  Barrett  Browning  ;  Geoi  e  I 
Elizabeth  Fry;  Elizabeth  Thompson  Butler;  Florence 
Nightingale;  Lady  Biassey;  Baroness  Burdett-Coutts  ; 
Jean  Ingelow. 

Mrs.  Bolton's  books,  though  without  originality  of 
treatment  or  style,  are  yet  valuable  as  presenting  much 
information  in  clear  and  concise  form. — Critic. 

920.7. 
Boswell,  James. 

Like  ok  Samuel  Johnson.  N.  Y.,  Crowell, 
Si. 25. 

The  best  biography  in  the  English  language. 
An  edition  with  notes  of  the  highest  inter- 
est by  George  Birkbeck  Hill.  X.  Y.,  Har- 
per, 6  vols.,  S10. 

See  under  Johnson  for  Essays  on  Boswell's  Lifeof 
Johnson.  824.63. 

Brandes,  G. 

Eminent  Authors  ok  the  Nineteenth  Cen- 
tury.    Translated    by    R.     B.    Anderson. 


N.  Y. 


Crowell,  S2. 


These  literary  portraits  represent  their  author's 
best  work,  and  Brandes  at  his  best  is  the  peer  of  any 
living  critic. — Nation.  839.8. 

Bridgman,  Laura  D.     Set  Lamson,  Mary  S. 
Bronte,  Charlotte.     See  Birrell,  A. 

Brooks,  Elbridge  Streeter. 

Historic    Boys  :    Their     Endeavors,     Their 

Achievements,  and    Their   Times.      X.    Y., 

Putnam,  $2. 

tents:    Marcus  of   Rome;    Brian   of   Munstei  ■ 
Olaf  of  Norway  ;  William  of  Normandy;  Baldwin  of 

Jerusalem  ;  Frederick  of  Hohenstaufen  ;  Harry  of 
Monmouth  ;  Giovanni  of  Florence  :  l\tlil  of  Tezcuco  ; 
Louis  of  Bourbon;  Charles  of  Sweden;  Van  keiise- 
laer  of  Kenselacrwyck. 

The   author  has   selected   the   careers    of    a    d 
tung  fellows  of  different  lands  and  epochs,  and  I 
stories  ol   boj    life,  in  the  stirring  days  of  old, 

been  based  upon  historic  facts  and  prepared  with  a 
due  regard  to  historic  and  chronologic  accuracy. 

920. 

Historic  Girls  Who  Havk  Influenced  the 

1 1  is  1  ok  v  of  Their   Times.     X.   Y.,   Put- 
nam, $2, 

Contents:  Zenobia  of  Palmyra ;  Helena  of  Britain; 
Pulcheria  of  Constantinople;  Ciotilde  of   Burgundy; 


42 


Biography. 


Woo  of  Hwang-Ho;  Edith  of  Scotland  :  Jacqueline  of 
Holland  ;  Catarin.i  of  Venice  ;  Theresa  of  Avila  ;  Eliza- 
beth of  Tudor;  Christina  of  Sweden;  Ma-ta-oka  of 
Pow-ha-tan. 

Interesting  to  younger  as  well  as  older  girls.— Liter- 
ary World.  020.7. 

Cabot,  James  Elliot. 

Memoir  of  Ralph  Waldo  Emerson.    Host., 
Houghton,  2  vols.,  S3. 50. 

Mr.  Cabot  has  done  a  difficult  task  with  singular 
skill  and  success.  The  chief  regret  with  which  one 
lays  down  the  book  is  that  he  has  not  given  us  more. — 
Nation.  812. 

Cassell's  New  Biographical  Dictionary.     N. 
V  .  Cassell,  1893,  $2.50. 

A   compact   work  of   reference ;    fullest  in   British 

names. 

Cheney,  Ednah  D. 

LOUISA  May  Alcott  :  Her  Life,  Letters,  and 
Journals.     Bost.,  Roberts,  §1.50. 

It  is  an  unstudied,  almost  fragmentary  memoir 
which  Mrs.  Cheney  has  edited  with  wise  reserve  and 
good  taste.  .  .  .  The  book  is  at  once  a  reproach  to 
the  self-indulgent  and  a  warning  to  young  writers.— 
Atlantic.  92£.l. 

Clay,  Henry.     See  Schurz,  C. 

Cobbe,  Frances  Power,   Life  of.     By  herself. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  2  vols.,  $4. 

Miss  Cobbe's  life  has  been  a  useful,  interesting,  and 
important  one,  and  she  has  told  her  story  of  it  better, 
on  the  whole  than  any  other  biographer  could  do  it. — 
Nation. 

<>ives  a  picture  of  the"  position  of  woman  in  the 
world  to-day  as  contrasted  with  seventy  years  ago. 

920. 

Coffin,  Charles  Carleton. 
Lincoln.     N.  Y.,   Harper,  S3. 

A  sketch  rather  than  a  biography  ;  the  author  care- 
full,  refrains  from  attempts  at  characterization.  Mr. 
Coffin  knew  Lincoln  personally,  visited  the  scenes  of 
his  early  life,  and  had  many  interviews  with  those  who 
knew  Lincoln  in  early  days.  The  strong  points  of  this 
l>'  11  >k  are  its  readableness,  its  happy  selection  of  matter 
likely  to  be  ol  general  interest,  its  numerous  illustra- 
tions ol  ili'  connected  with  Lincoln's  early  career, 
and  its  portraits  of  leading  men  during  wartimes. — 
Literary  World.  923.1. 


Columbus.     See 

Winsor,  J. 


Irving,  W. ;  Seelye,   Eliz.   E. 


Cone,    Helen  Gray,  and  Gilder,  Jeannette  L. 

Pen  Portraits  ok  Literary  Women,  by 
themselves  and  others.  N.  Y.,  Cassell,  2 
v  Ols.,  \  \. 

rhe  choio  ol  personages  is  excellent.  It  ranges 
from  Miss  Burnej  to  Miss  Bronte,  and  from  Mine. 
Sand  to  Mm.  Ossoli  (Margaret  Fuller),  and  includes 
.1  remarkable  variety  ol  characters  both  unfamiliar  ami 

familiar  to  the  present  generation, — Nation. 

Margaret  Fuller  is  unfairly  treated;  a  quotation 
reg. "'  lin  hei  'i  'in  Hawthorne  is  given  without  justifi- 
cation 01  palliation. — Literary  World.  920.7. 

Cross,  J.  W. 

Lll  1     VND  1   1   ITERS  OF  GEORGE  ELIOT.      N.Y., 

Harper,  3  vols.,  $2.25;  Crowell,  1  vol.,  $1. 

Mr  Crosv  ins  done  his  work  wilh  tai  t  and  delicacy. 
The  lettei  [ularlj  (ail  to  reveal  the  great  powers 

which  George  Eliot   possessed  as  a  novelist. —  London 
Spectator.  825.14. 

Cushman,  Charlotte.     See  Stebbins,  Emma. 


Dante.     See  Ward,  May  Alden. 

Darwin,  Francis. 

Charles  Darwin's  Life.  N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
$1.50. 

Retains  as  far  as  possible  the  personal  parts  of  the 
two  large  volumes  ("  Life  and  Letters  of  Charles  Dar- 
win "),  omitting  many  of  the  more  purely  scientific  let- 
ters, or  giving  but  short  citations  from  them.  There  is 
but  little  abridgment  of  the  account  of  writing  "  The 
Origin  of  Species."— Literary  World.  92.251. 

See  next  entry. 

Like  and  Letters  of  Charles  Darwin. 
With  an  autobiographical  chapter.  N.  Y., 
Appleton,  2  vols.,  $4- 50. 

The  book  is  at  once  a  biography,  an  autobiography, 
and  the  histoiy  of  a  great  idea.  .  .  .  The  man  and  his 
work  are  so  presented  as  never  to  be  dissociated. — 
London  Spectator.  92.251. 

See  preceding  entry. 

Dictionary  of  [  English  ]  National  Biog- 
raphy. Edited  by  Sidney  Lee.  Early  vols, 
edited  by  Leslie  Stephen.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
S3-75  per  vol. 

In  course  of  publication  (latest),  vol.  xlii.  to  June 
1895,  ends  with  Owen.  924.2, 

A  monumental  work.    Much  the  fullest  and  best. 

Dole,  Nathan  Haskell. 

Score  of  Famous  Composers.  N.  Y.,  Crow- 
ell, $1.50. 

Contents:  Giovanni  Pierluigi  da  Palestrina;  Henry 
Purcell  ;  Johann  Sebastian  Bach  ;  George  Frederick 
Handel;  Christoph  Willibald  Gluck;  Franz  Joseph 
Haydn;  Wolfgang  Amadeus  Mozart;  Ludwig  Van 
Beethoven ;  Gioachino  Rossini  ;  Carl  Maria  von 
Weber;  Schubert  ;  Louis  Spohr  ;  Meyerbeer  :  Mendels- 
sohn ;  Schumann  ;  Frederic  Francois  Chopin  ;  Mikhail 
Ivanovitch  Glinka;  Hector  Berlioz;  Franz  Liszt; 
Richard  Wagner. 

Brief  and  sketchy. 

Useful  as  an  elementary  text-book  in  biography  for 
those  beginning  their  acquaintance  with  the  lives  of 
great  composers.  —  Critic.  927.8. 

Dora,  Sister.     See   Lonsdale,  Margaret. 
Douglass,  Frederick. 

Like  and    Times.      By  himself.      Bost.,   De 

Wolfr,  $2.50. 

Describes  his  early  life  as  a  slave,  his  escape  to  free- 
dom, and  his  life  career.  923.0. 

Duffy,  Bella. 

MADAME  de  Stael.  (Famous  Women  series.) 
Bost.,  Roberts,  %\. 

Written  with  discrimination  and  insight,  with  clear 
appreciation  of  Madame  de  si. ui's  influence  on  the 
politics  and  literature  of  her  time.— Critic.  844. 

Edgeworth,  Maria.     See  Hare,  A.  J.  C. 

Eliot,  George.     See  Cross,  J.  W. 

Emerson,  R.  W.,  Life  OF.     -S'< v  Cabot,  J.  E. 

Emerson,  Ralph  Waldo. 

Representative  Men.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
$1. 

Discerning  characterizations  of  Plato,  Swedcnborg, 

Montaigne,  Shakespeare,  Napoleon,  and  Goethe 

814.36. 


Biography. 


43 


Fawcett,  Millicent  Garrett. 
Some  Eminent  Women.     N.  V.,  Macmillan, 
75  c. 

Brief  sketches  of  twenty-two  English  women  and 
of  iw..  American  abolitionists— Prudence  Crandail  and 
Lucretia  Mott.  020.7. 

Fields,  James  Thomas. 

Yesti  rdays  \vi  i'ii  Authors.    Bost.,  Hough- 
ton. $a 

The  reminiscences  of  a  famous  publisher,  recalling 


eminent  men  ol  letters, 


820.0. 


Franklin,  Benjamin. 

Autobiography.  Edited,  with  notes,  by 
John  Bigelow.  N.  Y.,  Putnam,  $i.  With- 
out   notes,    N.    Y.,   Cassell,    25    c. ;  paper, 

IOC 

Franklin's  fame  as  a  writer  chiefly  rests  on  this 
autobiography. 

See  Morse,  J.  T.,  Jr.,  for  biography.  023.2. 

Froude,  James  A. 

Cesar:    a   Sketch.     N.    Y.,   Harper,   60  c. ; 

Soribner,  Si. 50. 

In  addition  to  its  value  as  biography,  this  is  a  study 
of  the  conversion  of  the  Roman  republic  into  a  mili- 
tary empire.  87. 

Fuller,  Margaret.     See  Howe,  Julia  Ward,  for 
notes  on  three  biographies. 

Gilchrist,  Anne. 

Mary     Lamb.      (Famous     Women     series.) 

Bost.,  Roberts,  Si. 

The  character  of  Mary  Lamb  is  one  which  has 
always  drawn  readers  out  of  all  proportions  to  the  ful- 
ness of  their  knowledge,  and  many  will  be  grateful  to 
Mrs.  Gilchrist  for  bringing  together  into  a  simple,  un- 
restrained narrative  all  that  is  to  be  learned  of  Charles 
Lamb's  sister.— Atlantic.  025.161. 

Gilder,  Jeannette  L.     See  Cone,  Helen  Gray. 

Goethe,  Caroline  Elizabeth. 
Correspondence  with   Goethe,  Wieland, 
and    Others.     Translated    by    Alfred    S. 
Gibbs.     N.  Y.,  Dodd,$2. 

Gives  a  picture  of  Goethe's  mother  as  a  most  amus- 
ing, racy,  and  delightful  woman.  We  obtain  of  Goethe 
more  familiar  and  life-like  glimpses  than  have  come  to 
us  in  any  other  way. — Nation.  028.3. 

Goethe.     See  Grimm,  H. 

Greely,  Adolphus  W. 

Explorers  and  Travellers.  (Men  of 
Achievement  series.)     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $2. 

Contents:  Louis  Johet  ;  Peter  le  Moyne ;  Jona- 
than Carver;  Captain  Robert  Gray;  Captain  Meri- 
wether Lewis  and  Lieut.  William  Clark  ;  Zebulon 
Montgomery  Pike:  Charles  Wilkes;  John  Charles 
Fremont:  Blisha  Kent  Kane;  Isaac  Israel  H. 
Charles  Francis  Hall  :  George  Washington  De  Long; 
Paul  Belloni  Du  Chaillu  ;  Stanley  Afncanus  and  the 
Congo  Free  State. 

The  scope  of  this  volume  is  necessarily  confined  to 
explorations  of  great  importance  or  peculiar  interest 
anil  when  made  by  men  of  American  birth  who  are  no 
longer  living.  Two  exceptions  have  been  made  :  Du 
Chaillu  and  Stanley,  Americans  by  adoption— other- 
wise African  exploration  would  have  been  unrepre- 
sented. 020. 


Grimm,  Hermann. 


Life  and  Times  op  Goethe. 

Sarah     Holland     Adams. 
la.SO. 


Translated  by 
Bost.,     Little, 


Gives  a    more   natural   and    human   delineation   of 


Goethe  than  any  <>ther  biography,    Notwithstanding 
prolixity  and  eulogy  the  best  single  work  on  Goethi  up 

to  this  tune  (i.S.Si)  lor  old  and  young.—  Nation. 

028.3. 
Hare,  A.  J.  C. 

Life  and  I  i  iters  of  Maria  Edgeworth. 
Bost  ,  Houghton,  2  vols.,  $4. 

The  letters  of  one  so  clear-sighted  and  saga,  ious  are 
valuable  not  only  from  the  light  they  throw  on  an  hon- 
est, generous,  high-minded  character,  i>nt  as  a  11 
of  her  times  and  ol   many  prominent  figures  in  them. — 
New  York  Sun.  825.3. 

Hawthorne,  Julian. 

Nathaniel  Hawthorne  and  His  Wife. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  2  vols.,  $5. 

So  instinct  with  a  tender  respect  and  unquestioning 
love,  so  full  of  a  frank,  boyish  spirit  of  the  loyalty  that 
has  never  contemplated  the  King  doing  wrong,  that  the 
critic  is  constrained  to  take  his  point  of  view  and 
cept  this  biography,  not  as  a  critical  and  complete  life, 
but  as  a  friendly  confidence.— Nation.  812.31. 

Henry,  Patrick.     See  Tyler,  Moses  C. 

Herndon,  William  H.,  and  Weik,  Jesse  W. 

Abraham  Lincoln.  New  and  revised  edi- 
tion, with  an  introduction  by  Horace  White. 
N.  Y.,  Appleton,  2  vols.,  S3. 

Mr.  Herndon  was  a  friend  of  Lincoln's,  and  his  law- 
partner  for  twenty  years.  This  book  will  doubtless 
remain  the  most  trustworthy  source  of  information 
concerning  Lincoln  in  the  period  prior  to  his  election 
to  the  presidency.  .  .  .  Facts  here  are  not  selected 
with  art  to  compose  a  predetermined  picture  ;  but  we 
feel  that  an  honest  chronicler,  who  thoroughly  knew 
his  subject,  has  collated  nearly  everything  authentic 
which  can  be  known  of  Lincoln  before  his  great  eleva- 
tion.— Nation.  023.1. 

Howe,  Julia  Ward. 

Margaret  Fuller.  (Famous  Women  series.) 
Bost.,  Roberts,  Si. 

An  admirable  study  of  a  great  woman  ;  gives  em- 
phasis to  culture  as  the  keynote  to  Margaret  Fuller's 
career. 

Margaret  Fuller's  first  biographers  were  James 
Freeman  Clarke,  Ralph  Waldo  Emerson,  and  William 
Henry  Charming,  [Bost.,  Roberts.  1852,  Si  50.]  Their 
book  lays  stress  on  Margaret  Fuller's  transcendental- 
ism. 

Thos.  W.  Higginson's  "Margaret  Fuller  Ossoli" 
[Bost  ,  Houghton,  1884,  $1.95],  which  contains  a  list  of 
her  writings,  deems  philanthropy  to  have  been  her  chief 
idea  and  mission.  028.1. 

Irving,  Washington. 

Life  and  Voyages  of  Christopher  Colum- 

;  to  which  are  added  those  of  his  com- 
panions.       N.    Y.,     Putnam,    3    vols..    - 
abridged,  1  vol..  Si. 50. 

Perhaps  the  best  biography  in  the  language  ;  in! 
with  generous  and  elevating  sentiment.      It  in ■ 
ever,  to  be  revised   in  the  light  of  researches  since 
Irving'sday. — Critic.  023.0. 


Jefferson,  Joseph. 
Autobiography. 


N.  Y.,  Century  Co.,  $4. 


Reveals   Mr.   Jefferson   as  a  true  and  whole-souled 
man,  patient  and  cheerful  in  adversity,  and  unspoiled 

by  the  harder  trial  of  prosperity.  This  book  proves 
his  faithfulness  to  the  stern  demand  of  great  and  high 
art.—  Literary  (I  027. 

Johnson,  Samuel. 

Chief  Lives  of  the  Poets:  those  of  Milton, 
Dryden,  Swift,  Addison,  Pope,  and  Gray. 


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923.1. 


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Poe,  Edgar  A.  E. 

Roland,  Madame,    ec  Blind,  Mathflde. 


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46 


Biography. 


one  rises  with  both  kindlier  views  of  his  fellow-men  and 
with  a  more  earnest  heart  for  duty  and  trial— Ha rper's 
Monthly.  920. 

Stephens,  Alexander  H.     See  Johnston,  R.  M. 

Stowe,  Charles  E. 

Life  of  Harriet  Beecher  Stowe.     Bost., 
Houghton,  $3.50. 

Mrs.  Stowe  is  allowed  to  tell  her  own  story,  in  let- 
ters and  well-selected  extracts  from  her  journals,  with 
only  such  thread  of  connection  in  narrative  and  inci- 
dent as  is  necessary  or  lit. — Literary  World.  920. 

Thackeray,  Anne  (Mrs.  Richmond  Ritchie). 

Life  and  Letters  of  Madame  de  Sevigne. 
Phila.,  Lippincott,  $1. 

An  entertaining  life,  enlivened  with  copious  extracts 
from  letters,  forming  a  graphic  and  interesting  picture 
of  the  times. — Nation.  920. 

Trevelyan,  George  Otto. 

Life  and  Letters  of  Lord  Macaulay. 
N.  Y.,  Harper,  2  vols.,  $5;  or  1  vol.,  $1.75. 

One  of  the  best  biographies  in  the  language.—  Leslie 
Stephen.  920. 

Tyler,  Moses  Coit. 

Patrick  Henry.  (American  Statesmen  se- 
ries.)    Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

One  of  the  best  and  most  readable  of  American 
biographies.  May  be  fairly  said  to  reconstruct  the  life 
of  Patrick  Henry,  and  to  vindicate  his  memory  from 
the  unappreciative  and  injurious  estimate  which  has 
been  placed  upon  it. — Nation.  920. 

Victoria,  Queen.     See  Wilson,  G.  Robert. 

Ward,  May  Alden. 

Dante  :  A  Sketch  of  His  Life  and  Works. 
Bost.,  Roberts,  $1.25. 

A  good  introduction  to  the  study  of  Dante. 

Washington,     George.     See     Lodge,    H.     C. ; 
Scudder,  H.  E. ;  Seelye,  Eliz.  E. 

Writings  of.  Including  diaries  and  cor- 
respondence. Edited  by  Worthington  C. 
Ford.     N.  Y.,  Putnam,  14  vols.,  $70. 

"  The  father  of  his  country  "  is  to  be  found  entire  in 
these  volumes,  which  cannot  be  read  without  increased 
admiration  for  Washington,  and  without  a  sense  of 
obligation  to  his  latest  editor. — Nation.  320.8. 

Washington,  Mary  and  Martha.     See  Benson, 
J.  Lossing. 

Willard,  Frances  E. 

Glimpses  of  Fifty  Years:  the  autobiography 
of  an  American  woman.  Chic,  Woman's 
Temperance  Pub.  Assoc,  $2.75. 

Very  far  from  being  put  together  with  any  skill,  or 
with  any  feeling  for  literary  effect.  .  .  .  But  the  in- 
trinsic interest  of  the  story  is  very  great. — Nation. 

920. 
Wilson,  Robert. 

Life  and  Times  of  Queen  Victoria.     With 


many    illustrations  and  portraits. 
Cassell,  2  vols.,  $4  each. 


N.  Y., 


A  work  of  as  much  historical  as  biographical  inter- 
est. 942  08. 

Winsor,  Justin. 

Christopher  Columbus,  and  How  he  Re- 
ceived and  Imparted  the  Spirit  of  Discov- 
ery.    Bost.,  Houghton,  $4. 

John  Fiske,  in  the  preface  to  his  "  Discovery  of 
America,"  declares  that  M  r.  Winsor  is  wrong  in  portray- 
ing Columbus  as  a  "  feeble,  mean-spirited  drivel- 
ler." .  .  .  Nevertheless,  on  the  whole,  Mr.  Winsor's 
book  is  the  best  as  yet  written  on  its  theme. — Nation. 

Mr.  Winsor  has  made  an  invaluable  contribution  to 
the  critical  literature  of  the  discovery  of  America.  .  .  . 
But  he  has  succeeded  in  demonstrating  afresh  that  a 
lack  of  historic  imagination  and  a  deficiency  in  primal 
human  sympathy  cannot  be  made  good  by  the  most 
elaborate  erudition.  With  all  his  faults  as  an  investi- 
gator of  the  sources  of  history,  Washington  Irving  had 
this  imagination  and  this  sympathy  in  no  small  de- 
gree. .  .  .  No  one  who  lacks  them  can  show  us  the 
trreat  man  of  any  time  as  he  was. — Literary  World 

923.9. 

Woman  of  the  Century:  1470  biographical 
sketches,  accompanied  by  portraits  of  leading 
American  women.  Edited  by  Frances  E. 
Willard  and  Mary  A.  Livermore.  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.,  C.  Wells  Moulton,  $10.  927.3. 

Woodberry,  George  E. 

Edgar  Allan  Poe.  (American  Men  of  Let- 
ters series.)     Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 25. 

Perhaps  final  as  a  biography  ;  faulty  in  criticism  of 

Poe  as  a  writer.     As  Stedman  has  said  :   "  Poe's  place 

is  rather  with  Dore1  than  with  the  masters  of  art."— 

Nation.  928. 

SERIES. 

Important  series  of  biographies  are  the  fol- 
lowing: 

American  Men  of  Letters,  edited  by  Charles 
Dudley  Warner.  Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 25 
per  vol. 

American  Religious  Leaders.  Bost., 
Houghton,  Si. 25  per  vol. 

American  Statesmen,  edited  by  John  T. 
Morse,  Jr.  Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 25  per 
vol. 

Famous  Women.     Bost.,  Roberts,  Si  per  vol. 

Great  Commanders,  edited  by  Gen.  James 
Grant  Wilson.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  Si. 50  per 
vol. 

Great  Writers,  edited  by  Prof  Eric  S. 
Robertson,  with  complete  bibliography  to 
each  volume  by  J.  P.  Anderson.  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  Si  per  vol.;  A.  Lovell&Co.,  40  c 
per  vol. 

Heroes  of  the  Nations,  edited  by  Evelyn 
Abbott.     N.  Y.,  Putnam,  Si. 50  per  vol. 

Men  of  Achievement.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  S2 
per  vol. 


HISTORY. 


A  SELECTION  FROM  ITS    LITERATURE, 

ANNOTATED    HV 

REUBEN  GOLD  THWAITES, 

Secretary   0/  the    State    Historical   Society   0/    Wisconsin. 

"let  us  not  ilnnk  ih.it  then      .  iny  real   progress  made  which  is  not  based  on  a  sound  knowledge  of 

the  living  institutions  ami  the  .u  u\<-  wants  ot  mankind. "— Frepbbic  Hairison,  in  "  The  Meaning  of  History." 


Madison,    Wis.,  June,  1S95. 

UNIVERSAL  HISTORY. 

Fisher,  George  Park. 

Outlines  of  Universai  History.  N.  Y., 
Am.  Book  Co.,  1SS5.     674  p.,  U.  §2. 40. 

Compact  in  style,  and  excellent  in  arrangement, 
with  many  maps  and  tables  Useful  for  general  ref- 
erence, and  tor  serious  students  who  purpose  taking  up 
history  in  course,  and  desire  in  advance  a  bird's-eye 
view.  909. 

THE   UNITED  STATES. 

Period  of  Discovery. 
Fiske,  John. 

Discovery  of  America.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
1892.     2  vols.,  516,  631  p.,  D.  S'4. 

Fiske  performs  the  useful  and  honorable  office  of 
marshalling  the  facts  deduced  by  the  best  and  latest 
monographists,  and  presenting  them  to  the  reading 
public  in  a  coherent  form.  He  has  a  keen  sense  of  his- 
torical perspective  and  proportion,  takes  a  large,  philo- 
sophic view  of  his  subject,  and  has  a  i  harming  literary- 
style.  The  study  of  American  hfstory  has  been  popu- 
larized by  Ins  books;  thousands,  heretofore  indifferent 
to  it,  have  tirst  been  led  by  the  works  of  Fiske  to  see 
that  we  have  a  national  history  which  is  highly  pic- 
turesque and  deserves  our  closest  attention.  This  work 
is  one  of  the  best  from  his  hand,  and  is  important  as 
laying  a  solid  foundation  for  the  study  of  American 
history.  The  introductory  chapter  is  the  most  satisfac- 
tory popular  presentation  of  the  characteristics,  cus- 
toms, and  antecedents  of  the  Indians,  which  we  have 
in  print.  973.1. 

Short  General  Histories. 

Epochs  of  American  History,  (i)  The  Col- 
onies, 1492-1750,  by  Reuben  G.  Thwaites. 
301  p.  (2)  Formation  of  the  Union, 
1750-1S29,  by  Albert  B.  Hart,  27S  p.  (3) 
Division  and  Reunion,  1S29-1S39,  by 
Woodrow  Wilson,  326  p.  N.  Y.,  Long- 
mans, 1S91-93,  Si. 25  each. 

The  aim  of  the  series  is  to  study  causes  rather  than 
events  — the  development  of  the  American  nation  out  of 
scattered  and  inharmonious  colonies;  the  throwing  off 
English  control ,  the  growth  out  of  narrow  political 
ditions;  the  struggle  against  foreign  domination,  and 
the  extension  of  popular  government.  Marginal  analy- 
ses, working  bibliographies,  well-executed  maps,  and 
indices,  have  been  provided.  The  series  is  designed 
both  for  general  reading  and  class  work.  973. 

Eggleston,  Edward. 

Househi  >u>  History  of  the  United  Si  a  i  i  s 
ami  I  i  s  People.  For  Young  Americans. 
N".   Y.,  Appleton,  1888.      svi  +  395   p.,  O. 

S2.50. 

Its  literary  merits,  its  prodigality  of  maps  and  illus- 
trations, ensure  for  this  book  a  high  and  permanent 
place  among  popular  histories. — Literary  World. 

Contains  75  maps  and  300  illustrations.     The  princi- 
pal features  are  contained  in  the  author's  School  His- 
tory,  also   published   in    188S1N.    Y.,    Am.    Book  I 
-     >s).  973. 

Fiske,  John. 

History  of  THE  UNITED  STATES.  Bost., 
Houghton,  i~-i4-     474  p.,  D.  $1. 

Designed    is  t>ook,  but  useful  as  an  elemen- 

tary handbook  for  general  reading.     Clear,  concise, 
and   popular    in    style,    like    all     Fiske's    works.     The 


maps  and  illustrations  are  excellent.  An  attempt  is 
made,  by  a  different  hand,  to  give  a  selected  bibli- 
Iphj  ot  each  State;  but  it  is  ilefeclive  and  mislead- 
ing, m  that  11  chiefly  mentions  out-of-print  books,  many 
of  them  long  since  discredited,  and  recognizes  but  few 
modern    works    that    have    been    published     by    rival 

houses.  973. 

Smith,  Goldwin. 

The  I'm  1 1  i>  States  :  An  Outline  of  Polit- 
ical History,  1492-1S71.  N.  Y.,  Macmil- 
lan,  1S93.     312  p.,  D.  $2. 

A  literary  masterpiece,  as  readable  as  a  novel,  remark- 
able for  its  compression  without  dryness,  and  its  brill- 
iancy without  any  rhetorical  effort  or  display.  What 
American  could,  with  so  broad  a  grasp,  and  so  perfect 
a  style  for  those  who,  in  Edward  Fitzgerald's  phrase, 
"  like  to  sail  before  the  wind  over  the  surface  of  an  even- 
flowing  eloquence,"  have  rehearsed  our  political  his- 
tory from  Lolumbus  to  Grant  in  300  duodecimo  pages 
of  open  type  ?  —  Nation. 

Chiefly  interesting,  nevertheless,  as  the  view  of  an 
Englishman  long  resident  in  Canada.  Excuses  the 
Tory  attitude  in  the  Revolution.  Has  a  tide-water 
conception  of  the  spread  of  the  American  people,  ignor- 
ing the  great  influence  of  the  West  in  the  building  of 
the  American  nation.  973. 

Thomas,  Allen  C. 

History  ok  the  United  States.  Bost., 
Heath,  1894.     532  p.,  D.  $1.12. 

An  interesting  compendium,  useful  for  ready  refer- 
ence as  well  as  general  reading.  Illustrations,  maps, 
tables,  topical  analyses,  foot  notes,  a  bibliography,  and 
a  good  index,  are  helpful  features.  973. 

i  'nder  the   Constitution. 

Bryce,  James. 

The  American  Commonwealth.  New  edi- 
tion, revised  and  enlarged;  with  new  chap- 
ters on  the  Tammany  Ring  in  New  York 
City;  the  Home  of  the  Nation;  The  South 
Since  the  War;  Present  and  Future  of  the 
Negro.    N.  V.,  Macmillan,  1895,  2  vols., $4. 

A  study  of  the  political  and  social  institutions  of  the 
United  States  by  one  of  the  most  distinguished  of  Eng- 
lish public  ists. 

"  There  are  few  things  for  which  a  civilized  peo- 
ple have  more  cause  to  be  thankful  than  for  an  impar- 
tial but  kindly  estimate  of  their  institutions  and  their 
character  by  a  thoroughly  competent  judge.  .  .  .  All 
who  have  a  patriotic  and  intelligent  interest  in  the 
country  will  welcome  Professor  Bryce's  book  as  one  of 
the  most  weighty  and  important  contributions  ever 
offered  us  in  the  study  of  the  gravest  questions  ot  pub- 
lic and  social  concern.  .  .  .  Prof.  Bryce  divides  his 
work  into  four  principal  puts:  tirst,  the  framework 
and  constitulion.il  machinery  of  the  nation  :  second, 
the  same  of  the  Several  States;  third,  the  methods  by 
which  this  machinery  is  worked,  including  party  organ- 
izations and  the  men  who  '  run  '  them  ;  fourth,  the  ulte- 
rior forces  which  move  the  whole  and  give  11  direction. 
This  last  includes  (as  subdivisions!  public  opinion,  the 
influence  of  religion  anil  ot  various  social  institutions. 

Illustrations  of  the  good  and  bad  working  of  methods 
and  ot  forces  ire  introduced;  and  the  whole  is  supple- 
mented by  estimates  of  the  worth  of  what  has  been 
here  developed,  with  some  forecast  of  the  future.  .  .  . 
No  earnest  and  intelligent  American  can  afford  to  re- 
main ignorant  of  this  work  His  education  will  be  in- 
complete as  ;i  preparation  for  his  duties  as  a  citizen  if 
he  does  not  take  advantage  of  the  helps  to  a  sound 
judgment  and  a  noble  purpose  which  are  here  given." 
—Nation.  342.739. 


48 


History. 


McMaster,  John  Bach. 

History  of  the  People  of  the  United 
States,    from    the   Revolution  to  the 

Civn.  War.  To  be  completed  in  (>  vols., 
O.  (Vol.  IV.  issued  in  1895.)  N.  V., 
Appleton,  £2.50  per  vol. 

It  is  our  only  systematic  attempt  to  obtain  a  faithful 
picture  of  the  social  conditions  oi  the  American  people 
at  successive  stages  <<i  their  continued  development; 
and  though  such  successive  photographs  cannot  be  ex- 
pected to  be  so  successful  as  in  the  case  of  the  horse  in 
motion,  the  success  in  tins  case  is  certainly  beyond  any 
of  our  past  cr, tenons. — Nation. 

The  earlier  volumes  are  better  than  the  later.  He- 
has  in  the  main  skilfully  handled  a  great  mass  of 
original  material,  but  his  perspective  is  often  faulty, 
and  he  is  too  free  in  vituperation  Vol.  IV.  carries  the 
reader  to  the  admission  of  Missouri  (1821).  973. 

Schouler,  James. 

History  of  the  United  Si  w  is  Under  the 
Constitution.  N.  V.,  Dodd,  Mead&  Co., 
1890.     5  vols.,  O.  $11.25. 

Though  very  far  from  perfection,  in  many  respects 
the  mosi  real  history  of  the  United  Man  s  yet  produced 
od  which  it  covers.  It  is  marked  by  con- 
stant and  complete  recourse  to  original  sources,  a  com- 
petence for  accuracy,  and  a  willingness  for  fair  judg- 
ment, a  judicious  observance  of  proport  on.  and  a  very 
sound  historical  sense  to  unite  and  vivify  the  whole. — 
Nation.  973. 

Special  Periods. 
Campbell,  Douglas. 
The  Pcritan  in  Holland,  England,     and 


America.    3d  ed. 

1893.     2  vols.,  O. 


revised. 


N.  Y.,  Harper, 


The  author  attacks  the  old-time  theory  that  Ameri- 
can institutions  are  chiefly  traceable  to  English  exam- 
ple, and  gives  much  credit  to  Dutch  influence. 

Our  Northern  States  were  settled  by  Puritans- 
Scotch,  Irish,  Dutch,  Welsh,  English  who  in  their  po- 
litical procedure  departed  widely  from  the  precedents 
set  them  in  the  British  monarchy.  Many  of  the  found- 
ers, religious  teachers,  military  leaders  and  constitution- 
makers  of  New  England  had  been  long  residents  of 
Holland.  There  they  had  enjoyed  peace,  prosperity, 
and  often  citizenship  itself,  in  a  country  where  the 
ancient  spirit  of  Teutonic  freedom  was  most  vital.  The 
common  lands  and  common  schools,  the  written  bal- 
lots, municipalities,  religious  tolerance,  .1  federal  union 
ol  states,  the  play  of   national    and    local    government, 

the  supremacy  of  the  judiciary  in  short,  most  of  the 
precedentsof  things  usually  supposed  to  be  of  American 
initiation  were  in  vogue  .  .  .  While  1  ther  scholars 
have  said  this  in  general  terms,  Mr  Campbell,  with 
scholarly  diligence  and  with  the  acumen  of  a  metro 
politan  lawyer,  has  sought  out  facts  and  authorities  in 
minute  detail,  and  has  massed  them  with  convincing 
force.— Critic.  974. 

Fiske,  John. 

The  American  Revolution.    Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, 1891.     2  vols.,  344,  305  p.,  D.  $4. 

As  the  plan  of  the  book  contemplates  nothing  more 
than  a  general  histor)    »f   the  Revolutionary  War.  the 

author    premises   thai    he    has   not    even    undertaken!.. 

mention  all  the  events  ol  thai  period,  bul  onlj  those 
uiii  1    prime  significance     The  reader,  the  e- 

fore,  must  not  turn  to  these  \  ol  nines  in  hopes  of  finding 

new  farts.  .  Mr.  Fiske  puts  us  on  our  guard  against 
sin  h  .1  presumption  ;  hut  he  may  turn  to  them  with  full 
assurance  oi  faith  foV  a  fresh  rehearsal  ol  the  old  facts, 
which  no  time  can  stale,  and  foi  new  views  of  those 
old  facts,  according  to  the  larger  framework  of  ideas  in 
which  they  can  now  be  set  by  the  maal  ptivating 

stvle,  an  expert  in  historical  philosophy. —  Nat 

073.3. 

The  Criticai  Period  of  American  History, 
i->  j    [789.     Bost.,  Houghton,    1  -  p., 

D.  $2, 
The  "  critical  period  "  is  thai  between  the  close  of 

the  Revolution  and  the  adoption  of  tile  Federal  Consti- 
tution.     It  is  shown  how  near  the  new   nation  came  to 


disaster  amid  a  storm  of  sectional  jealousies,  and  how 
arduous  were  the  labors  of  the  fathers  of  the  Constitu- 
tion oefore  their  work  was  accepted  by  the  people,  and 
the  union  of  the  States  assured.  739.3. 

Johnson,  Rossiter. 

Short  History  of  the  War  of  Secession 
Bost.,  Houghton,  1S88.     552  p.,  O.  $2.50. 

The  best  one-volume  history  of  the  War  of  iS6t-6s. 
Interesting  and  accurate  .  .  .  except  so  far  as  later 
monographic  publications  have  brought  new  light  to 
bear  on  details.  The  maps  frequently  inserted  in  the 
text  are  helpful.  973.7. 

Parkman,  Francis. 

Jesuits  in  North  America  in  the  17TH 
CENTURY.  Bost.,  Little,  Brown  cc  Co., 
1867.     463  p.,  O.  $1.50. 

Parkman  ranks  with  the  best  historical  writers  in 
the  English  language.  His  theme,  the  struggle  for 
the  mastery  of  this  continent,  between  the  national 
giants  of  the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth  centuries,  is 
at  first  thought  not  a  popular  one,  but  no  one  who  has 
once  read  a  volume  ot  Parkman  can  readily  stop  short 
of  the  entire  twelve  ;  for  to  rare  honesty,  persistence, 
and  clear-headedness  as  an  investigator,  he  added  a 
charming  literary  style  which,  without  the  faintest 
touch  of  false  color  or  undue  proportion,  lends  to  his 
story  all  the  fascination  of  romance. 

The  "Jesuits"  is  probably  the  best  volume  with 
which  to  commence,  or  it  may  be  separately  read  with 
profit.  The  story  it  tells  is  one  of  the  most  romantic 
and  thrilling  in  human  history.  The  introductory 
chapter,  on  the  Indian  tribes,  is  a  truthiul  picture  of 
savage  life  and  manners.  The  books  of  Parkman's 
series  in  their  historical  o  der,  are:  "Pioneers  of 
France  in  the  Old  World,"  "  The  Jesuits  in  North 
America,"  "  La  Salle  and  the  Discovery' of  the  Great 
West,"  "  The  Old  Regime  in  Canada,'  '  Count  Fronte- 
nac  and  New  Prance  under  Louis  XIY.,"  'A  Half- 
Century  of  Conflict"  (2  vols  ),  "  Montcalm  and  Wolfe" 
(2  vols.),  and  "  The  Conspiracy  of  Pontiac"  (2  vols). 
[Bost..  Little,  all  J1.50  per  vol.]  "Montcalm  and 
Wolfe"  is  the  best  existing  account  of  the  French  and 
Indian  Wrar,  and  should  not  be  neglected  by  any 
student  of  American  history. 

'•  The  Oregon  Trail  "  ( Host  ,  T  ittle,  $1.53),  an  inde- 
pendent book,  written  before  the  above  series,  is  a 
graphic  portrayal  of  the  author's  life  among  trans- 
Missouri  tribes  before  the  advent  of  railways,  and  in 
interest  ranks  with  Irving's  "Captain  Bonneville's 
Adventures  "  1  N.  Y.,  Putnam,  75  c),  and  "Astoria" 
(N.  Y  ,  Putnam,  $>  ;  paper.  60  c).  The  boy  who  has 
read  these  charming  and  truthful  narratives  of  life  on 
the  plains,  by  Irving  and  Parkman,  will  be  forever 
cured  of  a  taste  for  nickel  and  dime  libraries  of  West- 
ern adventure.  917- 

Roosevelt,  Theodore. 

The  Winning  of  mm  West.  N.  v..  Put- 
nam, 1S89-94.  3  vols.,  352,  427,  339  p., 
O.  £2.50  each. 

Parkman  incidentally  gives  us  the  story  of  the 
region  between  the  Alleghany  Mountains  and  the 
Mississippi  River,  up  to  the  close  of  the  Pontiac  con- 
spiracy (1763).     Roosevelt   in  these  three  volumes  tells 

in  vigorous,  picturesque  style,  of  the  Wes  specifically, 
from  the  downfall  of  New  France  to  the  war  1796;  a 

fourth  volume,  yel  to  be  written,  will  doubtless  carry 
the  storj  forward  to  the  admission  ol  Ohio  0S00),  the 

first  Northwestern  common  wealth.  A  general  knowl- 
edge ol  Western  history  is  essential  to  a  full  under- 
standing of  American  history  in  general  Too  little 
attention  has  been  paid  to  the   West    by  our  historians. 

most  ol  whom  appear  to  think  that  all  of  the  United 
States  that  is  worth  considering  lies  east  ofthe  Allegha- 

nies  ;   this  common  neglect  Of  many  of  the  mainsprings 

of  national  development  has  1  esulted  in  the  presentation 
of  a  distorted   picture.     American    histor]    will  have 

Boon  to  l>e  rewritten  from  a  larger  appreciation  of 
Western  conditions;  and  for  this  work  o|  the  future, 
Roosevelt  will  be  one  of  the  leading  authorities. 
Meanwhile,  the  general   reader  should  supplement  the 

ordirary  histories  of  the   United   States  with  special 

histories,  such  as    '  '1  he  \\  inning  of  the  Wes  ." 

Hinsdale's  "(lid  Northwest"  (Host  .  Silver,  Bur- 
den, $2.;o)  may  profitably  be  used  in  deta  led  study 
ol  the  triangular  region  between  the  Ohio  River,  the 
Great  Lakes,  and  the  Mississ  ppi  R.ver.  974.3. 


History. 


49 


Walker,  Francis  A. 

'I'm    Making    of    rm     Nation,  1783  1817, 
N.  V.,  Scribner,  1895.     (American  History 

scries.)     314  p.,  1>.  fl.25. 

\  careful,  at  times  thrilling  Btory  of  this  important 
period  >>i  national  growth.  President  Walkers  con 
tention  is.  th.u  during  tins  period  the  new  1  onstitution 
was  under  trial,  and  th.u  we  emerged  from  tin-  sei  1  nil 
wai  wall  England  for  the  firs)  time  .1  nation,  In  pun' 
English,  Uc  freshly  relates  the  circumstances  which  led 
to  the  constitutional  ion  vent  ion.  tin-  story  ol  its  forma- 
tion and  adoption,  the  practical  difficulties  in  states- 
manship which  beset  the  path  ol  the  first  President, 
the  early  settlement  of  vexed  eonstitution.il  questions, 
and  incidents  relative  to  the  admission  of  new  states, 
the  Louisiana  Purchase,  and  the  diplomatic  quarrels 
with  England  and  France,  the  whole  closing  with  an 
admirable  summary  of  the  War  of  1813-15. 

Other    hooks   already    published     in    this  series   are: 

Prof.  G.  P.  Fisher's  "  The  (  olonial  Era,'    ami   Prof. 

\V.  M.  Sloane's  '  1  In-  French  War  ami  the  Revolu- 
tion "  ;  a  fourth,  iii  1  vols.,  by  Pro!'.  J.  W.  Burgess,  is  to 
cover  the  Sixty  \  ears  following  1S17,  ($i.-.'5  per  vol  ) 

937. 

A    G literal  Study. 

Shaler,  Nathaniel  Southgate,  Editor. 

Tin:  United  Si  ites  of  America:  a  Study 
of  the  American  Commonwealth,  Its  Nat- 
ural Resources,  People,  Industries,  Manu- 
factures, Commerce,  and  Its  Work  in 
Literature,  Science,  Education,  and  Self- 
Government.  N.  V.,  Appleton,  1S94.  2 
vols.,  large  O.  $10. 

A  work  by  several  writers,  many  of  them  of  promi- 
nence in  their  several  specialties,  but  largely  by  the 
editor  himself.  It  has  great  value  in  supplementing 
the  direct  reading  or  study  of  history.    The  following 

chapter  headings  indicate  its  scope  : 

Vol.  1:  I. — The  continent,  and  the  reasons  for  its 
fitness  to  be  the  home  of  a  great  people;  II.— Natural 
conditions  of  the  East  and  South;  III.— What  nature 
has  done  for  the  West;  IV — The  North  American 
Indians:  V.— The  Mississippi  Va.ley  ;  VI. — The  Pacific 
coast;  VII. — Tlie  farmer's  opportunities:  VIII. — Min- 
erals and  mining  ;  IX. — The  forests  and  lumber  indus- 
try :  X— The  maritime  industries  of  America;  XI. — 
Our  military  resources. 

Vol  2:  I.— Productive  industry;  II. — Transportation. 
Ill— Typical  American  inventions;  IV. —The  place  of 
corporate  action  in  our  civilization  ;  V.— Our  cities ; 
VI.—  Education  in  the  United  States;  VII.— Science  in 
America;  V 1 1 1—  Literature,  art,  and  architecture; 
IX.— The  physical  state  of  ihe  American  people ;  X.— 
P  ilitical  organization  of  the  United  States;  XL— How 
we  are  governed  ;  XII  —Industry  and  finance  ;  XIII.— 
Pubhe  hygiene  in  the  United  States;  XIV.— The  place 
of  the  individual  in  American  society;  XV.— The  sum- 
ming up  of  the  story. 

Prof.  Shaler  has  set  himself  the  delightful  task  of 
telling  the  story  Ol  the  marriage  of  wild  nature  with  a 
new  ami  vigorous  race  of  men  ;  and  of  the  giant  prog- 
eny which  came  ol  it,  physical,  industrial,  mental,  p  t- 
litical.  .  .  .  Students  of  special  departments  may  nol 
always  agree  with  the  conclusions  here  reai  bed,  and  the 
standpoint  of  those  treating  allied  subjects  may  not  be 
identically  the  s  .me,  but  the  hook  is  not  a  1  ontrOT  ersi.il 
one.  It  is  a  picture  and  not  a  discussion.  As  a  picture 
it  is  greatly  stimulating,  even  inspiring,  and  must  be 
regarded  as  a  remarkable  su  cess.— Afofj»i«.      017.  :i. 

Nol 

The  literature  of  American  history  is  so  extensive. 
and  mu  h  of  it  so  excellent,  that  anv  selection  is  but 
arbitrary  and  open  to  criticism  Main  of  the  works 
here  mentioned   have  elaborate  bibliographies,  which 

will  suffice  for  readers  u  hi  1  desire  to  pursue  the  pel  1  id 
or  topic  treated. 

rge  Bancroft's  "History of  the  United  States" 

Author's  rev.  ed..  (5  vols..  Appleton,  18*4-8;.  $15)  is  a 
Stately  work,  but  lacks  proportion,  is  discursive  some- 
times inaccurate,  and  not  in  touch  With  existing  meth- 
ods of  historical  study.  It  may,  however  through  its 
analvtical  table  of  contents,  often  be  used  with  profit 
upon  special  topics. 

Richard  Hildreth's  "  History  of  the  United  States" 


(new  ed., '1  vis.,  \.  v..  Harper,  $13),  waswrittenas 
long  ago  as  1850.    It  is  comparable  with   Bancroft's 

work,     is    in    the    main    accurate    and    lair,  but    dull    in 

Btyle.  Most  students  will  find  the  second  hall  the 
more  profitable. 

Hubert    Howe   Bancroft's  stupendous  compilation, 
(!7  large  octavo  volumes,  San  Francisco,  Historj  I 
S|.  0  each),  upon  Central  America,  Mexico,  and   the 
countrj  acquired   by  the  United  States  from  Mexico, 

should  not  be  overlooked.  The  work  is  too  detailed 
i"i  general  reading,  but  may  be  freeh  turned  to  as  a 
1  vi  lopa-dia  1.1  i.i  is  regarding  the  Pacific  States  and  the 
Southwe  it 

The  volumes  in  the  several  series  published  bj 
Houghton,  "American  Statesmen,"  "Amerii 
monwealths,"  and  "  American  Men  oi  Letters"  ($1.25 
per  vol.),  should  not  be  neglected.  A  few  oi  the 
"Story  oi  the  states"  series  (Bost.,  Lothrop,  $1.50 
per  vol.)  may  also  he  prolitablj  u  ed.  For  a  popular 
illustrated  history,  lliggmson's  "  Larger  History  ol  tin 

United  States  "  (N.  Y.,  Harper,  83.50)  is  recommended. 
Young  people  who  wish  then  hstorv  sugar-coated 
will  n  111 1  Coffin's  series  to  their  liking—"  Boys  oi  '76," 

"  Story  of  Liberty,"  "Building  the  Nation,"  "  Drum- 
beat of  the  Nation,"  "Marching  to  Victory."  "Re- 
deeming the  Republic,"  and  "  Freedom  Triumphant  " 
( X.  Y.,  I  lai  pei ,  § 1  each),  and  "  Daughters  of  the  Revo- 
lution, also  by  Coffin  (Bost.,  Houghton,  fi.50).  In  a 
more  serious  vein,  though  still  popular,  are  Drake's 
excellen'  handbooks  :  "  The  Making  of  New  England," 
"The  Making  of  Virginia  and  the  Middle  Colonies." 
"The  Making  of  the  Ohio  Valley  States,"  and  "The 
Making  of  the  Great  West"  (N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1.50 
each).  Johnston's  "United  States"  iX.  V..  Ser.bner, 
$1)  gives  a  rapid  view  of  the  economic  and  political 
features  of  our  history:  and  in  this  connection  Ely's 
"  Labor  Movement  in  America  "  (X.  V.,  Crowell,  $'.50) 
is  valuable.  Lucy  Larcom's  "  Xew  England  Girl- 
hood "  (Bost.,  Houghton,  75  c),  an  inspiring  book 
for  girls,  gives  an  interesting  picture  of  industrial  con- 
ditions half  a  century  ago. 

For  ready  reference,  the  student  should  be  familiar 
with  Lossing's  "  Popular  Cyclopaedia  of  LT.  S.  His- 
tory" (N.  Y.,  Harper,  $10),  Jameson's"  Dictionary  of 
U.  S.  History  "(Bost,  Puritan  Pub.  Co. ,$i. 7  n),  and  Ap- 
pleton's  "  Cyclopaedia  of  American  Biography."  Win- 
sor's  "  Narrative  and  Critical  History  of  America" 
(Bost  .  Houghton,  8  vols.,  $44)  is  a  well  of  informa- 
tion, that  may  always  be  profitably  drawn  from. 

Under  Biography  are  titles  of  books  which  may 
pleasantly  ami  usefully  supplement  the  reading  of 
American  history:  see  Adams.  Clay,  Douglass.  Frank- 
lin   Henry,  Lee,  Lincoln,  Madison,  and  Washington. 

The  American  Historical  Association  (Dr.  Herbert 
B.  Adams,  Johns  Hopkins  Univ.,  Baltimore,  secretary) 
meets  annually,  during  the  Christmas  holidays,  at  Wash- 
ington. Applicants  for  membership  must  be  approved  by 
the  executive  council.  The  annual  membership  fee  is 
$3.  The  Association  Papers  are  annually-published  vol- 
umes made  up  of  important  monographic  contributions 
to  American  history.  Several  State  and  local  historical 
societies  have  achieved  marked  success  in  their  respec- 
tive fields,  and  have  with  more  or  less  regularity 
published  notable  volumes  of  "Collections"  and 
"  Transactions'— chief  among  these  being  the  Califor- 
nia, Chicago,  Kansas,  Massachusetts,  Michigan,  Min- 
nesota, Montana,  New  York,  Pennsylvania,  Rhode 
Island,  Southern  (Richmond,  Va.),  Virginia,  and  Wis- 
consin societies,  Prince  Society  (Boston),  and  Goil 
Society  (Portland,  Me.). 

"The  American  Historical  Register,"  of  Philadel- 
phia, is  the  organ  of  the  "  patriotic-hereditary  societies 

of  the  United  States."  Steps  have  been  taken  for  the 
inauguration,  m  (  ictober,  1895,  of  "The  American  His- 
torical Review,"  which  is  to  be  conducted  on  a  high 
plane  as  a  worthy  representative  of  this  branch  of 
American  literature  ;  six  leading  universities  are  repre- 
sented   in    the   editorial    board;    Prof.    J.    F.    Jameson, 

Brown  University,  Providence.  R.  I.,  is  to  be  manag- 
ing editor;  Subscription,   $t   per  annum.    N.   \\,    M 
inillan  &  Co.     Some  of  the  historical  societies  publish 
magazines  of  varying  merit,  devoted  to  their  rest 

live  sections  — most  worths  ot  mention  being  those  of 
the    Iowa,    Maine.    Pennsylvania,   and    Virginia    State 

societies,  Dedham  (Mam),  New  England  Historic- 
Genealogical  Society,  and  New  York  Genealogical  and 
Biographical  Society. 


CANADA. 
Bourinot,  John  George. 
Manuai    of    im    Constitutional  History 


5° 


History. 


of    Canada.       Montreal,    Dawson,    1888, 
23S  p.,  D.  $1.25. 

A  well-executed,  reliable  book,  covering  the  field 
from  the  eariiestperiodto  the  year  of  publication.  The 
struggle  with  the  mother  country  for  self-government 
is  the  chief  theme.  342.97 1 . 

Kingsford,  William. 

History  ok  Canada  from  the  Earliest 
TIMES  ro  1S41.  Toronto,  Rowsell  & 
Hutchinson.  To  be  completed  in  9  vols. 
Vol.  VII.,  coming  down  to  1S07,  was  pub- 
lished in  1S94;  Vol.  VIII.  will  appear  Oct., 
1S95;  Vol.  IX.  Oct.,  igq6.     S3  per  vol. 

Based  upon  original  documents  and  carefully  sifted 
testimony;  a  trustworthy  and  thoroughly  interesting 

work.  The  Canadian  reader  or  student  who  lias  time 
for  more  than  a  one-volume  history  of  his  country 
should  certainly  be  familiar  with  this  work.  The 
American  reader  will  find  it  contains  informing  side- 
lights on  the  relations  of  Louisiana  and  Canada  the 
causes  of  the  Revolution,  and  much  else  of  importance 
to  him.  071. 


Bost.,    Lothrop, 


Machar,  Agnes  M. 

Stories  <>k  New  France. 
1890,  313  p.,  I).  Si. 50. 

A  collection  of  historic  tales  illustrating  the  French 
regime,  "  the  heroic  age  of  Canada."  Well  calculated 
to  interest  young  people  in  the  story  of  the  Dominion. 

971. 

Macmullen,  John  M. 

History  of  Canada.  Brockville,  Ont.,  Mac- 
mullen, &  Co.,  1892,  2  vols.,  $5. 

A  useful  work  brought  down  to  1892.  971. 

Miles,  H.  H. 

History  ok  Canada  Under  French  Regime 
— 1553-1763.  Montreal,  Dawson,  1872, 
521  p.,  D.  $2. 

Neither  original  nor  brilliant,  but  readable,  accurate, 
and  fair.  The  best  one-volume  work  on  the  most  pic- 
turesque period  of  Canadian  history.  971. 

Smith,  Goldwin. 

Canada  am>  the  Canadian  Question.  N. 
Y,,  Macmillan;  Toronto,  Hunter,  Rose  & 
Co.,  1891.     325  p.,  D.  $2. 

The  result  of  twenty  years' observation  and  study 
by  one  nt  the  tirst  historians  of  the  time.  He  presents 
a  candid  and  frequently  severe  criticism  of  Canadian 
political  history.  Argues  against  the  policy  which  at- 
taches Canai la  to  the  British  Empire,  and  favors  polit- 
ical, or  at  least  commercial  union  with  the  United 
States.  Koran  opposite  view, seeG.  R  Parkin's " The 
Great  Dominion  '  (N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1895,  Si. 75). 

971. 

Withrow,  William  H. 

Popular  History  of  the  Dominion  ok  Can- 
ada. Revised  edition.  Toronto,  Win. 
Briggs,  1893,  692  p.,  O.  $3. 

The  best  one-volume  general  history.  The  author 
is  .1  Methodist  clergyman,  and  often  unfair  to  Frencb 
Catholics  and  Torj  Episcopalians  and  Presbyterians; 
it  seems  difficult  tor  Canadian  historians  to  free  them- 
selves of  religious  or  political  bias  The  literary  style 
is  lifeless;  nevertheless,  it  is  a  useful  book.  The  sev- 
eral |'io\  inces,  and  Newfoundland,  are  included  in  the 
treatment,  which  brings  down  the  story  to  1893.     971. 


Note. 

Of  course  Parkman's  works,  previously  enumerated, 
hold  the  tirst  rank  for  the  period  of   French  regime. 

The  English  period  is  dull,  except  during  the  Wo 
of  1812-15.  a  brilliant  episode  not  yet  impartially 
treated,  for  the  materials  are  just  becoming  available. 


ELSEWHERE  IN  AMERICA. 
Spanish  America. 

Winsor's  "Narrative  and  Critical  History  of  Amer- 
ica" (Boat.,  Houghton,  8  vols.,  $44)  contains  much 
material.  Mackenzie's  "  America  :  A  History  "  (N.  Y., 
Harper  (gives  the  best  brief,  all-around  historical  account 
of  Spanish  America.  Hale's  "Story  of  Mexico"  (Story 
of  the  Nations  series.  N.  Y  ,  Putnam,  $1.50)  is  the 
most  convenient  handbook  concerning  that  country. 
Prescott's  "  Conquest  of  Mexico  "  (Phila.,  Lippinco  t, 
$1.50)  and  "Conquest  of  Peru  "  (Phila.,  Lippincott.  $1) 
are  charming  works,  viewed  as  literature,  but  they 
must  be  read  with  caution,  for  modern  archaeological 
investigation  has  quite  exploded  the  fanciful  notions 
of  the  early  historians  concerning  the  stage  of  Aztec 
and  Peruvian  civilization.  The  opening  chapter  of 
Fiske's  "  Discovery  of  North  America'  (Host.,  Hough- 
ton, 2  vols.,  $4)  will  set  the  reader  right,  if  studied  in 
connection  with  Prescott. 

West  Indies,  and  Other  Colonies. 

Excellent  handbooks— historical,  economic,  and  de- 
scriptive—are  those  of  the  series  "  Foreign  Countries 
and  British  Colonies"  (Lond.,  samps  n  Low,  as.  6d. 
each),  which  includes  Eaton's  "West  Indies"  and 
Markham  s  "Peru."  Other  useful  books  are  Cotton 
and  Payne's  "Colonies  and  Dependencies"  (English 
Citizen  series,  N.  Y.,  Macmiilan,  $  1  ),  Payne's 
"History  of  European  Colonies  "  (Lond.,  Macmillan, 
4s.  6d.,  Freeman's  Historical  series),  and  Lucas's 
"  Historical  Geography  of  European  Colonies  "  (Vol.  I. 
Mediterranean  and  Eastern  Colonies,  excluding  India, 
$1.25;  Vol.  II.  The  West  Indian  Colonies,  $1.90; 
Vol.  III.  West  Africa,  $2:  N.  Y.  Macmillan). 
Froude's  "  English  in  the  West  Indies"  (N.  Y  .  Scrib- 
ner,  $1.75)  is  noteworthy;  but  the  reader  should  con- 
sult its  antidote,  Thomas's  "  Froudacity  "  1  Phila., 
Gebbie,  $1.25). 


THE  UNITEEr  KINGDOM. 
Freeman,  Edward  A. 

Old  English  History  for  Children.    New 
edition.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si. 50. 
From   the   landing   of  Caesar  to  the  coronation  of 

William   the  Conqueror.     Written  for  the  historian's 

own   children.     Delightful    for    children  of  a   larger 

growth.     Simple,  clear,  and  accurate. 

Gardiner,  Samuel  Rawson. 

Student's  History  ok  England.  From  the 
Earliest  Times  to  1885.  Illus.  In  3 
vols.,  Si. 20  each  (sold  separately),  or  in  1 
vol.,  S3.     N.  Y.,  Longmans. 

If  we  do  not  greatly  mistake,  this  history  of  England 
will  supplant  all  ethers  used  as  text-books  in  schools 
and   colleges.     The  nameof  the  author  .   .   .   would  prc- 

pi  isscss  any  one  in  its  favor,  and  a  perusal  of  us  pages 

only  accentuates  the  feeling  that  here  at  last  we  have 
an  accurate,  succinct,  and  entertaining  book,  tit  for 
schools  as  well  as  for  the  general  reader.  .  .  .  The  il- 
lustrations, a  notable  feature  .  .  .  are  not  the  old- 
fashioned  and  hackneyed  ones  to  be  found  in  most  so- 
called  illustrated  histories  .  .  .  tin  \  are  illustrative  of 
the  text,  and  afford  an  excellent  study  in  the  manners 
of  the  times — Critic. 

The  Nation  says:  "Among  the  living  historical 
writers  of  England.  Mr.  Gardiner  stands  now  admitted- 
ly the  lirst.  But  while  possessing  the  1 .11  acity  1  or  clear 
narration,  and  an  absolute  command  oi  his  subjei  t,  he 

often    tails  m    imagination  and  in  dramatit   power..   .   . 

Combined  with  deficiency  in  tin  ition  of  violent 

feeling,  there  is  patent,  at   anv   rate   in   Mr.  Gardiner's 

later  writings,  a  minor  fault  which  mars  the  effect  oi 
his  narrative,  and  even,  it  maj  be  suspected,  occasion- 
ally    Vitiates    his   judgment.      He    looks   at   the   events 

which  he  is  studying  rather  in  piecemeal  than  as  a 

whole.  I  here  is  a  real  danger  of  his  becoming  rather  a 
chronicler  than  an  historian."  Mr  Gardiner's  other 
works,  all  of  which  have  attracted  marked  attention, 
are:  "History  of  England  from  the  Accession  of 
James  I.  to  the  Outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  1605  .12  " 
(10  vols.  $20):  "History  of  the  Great  Civil  War, 
164/  49"  1  4  vols.,  $8);  "The  tirst  two  Stuarts  and  t.ie 
Puritan  Revolution,  1601-60"  I  Epochs  of  Modern 
His  torj  series.  $1);  "The  Thirty  Years'  War, 
1618-48"     (Epochs    of    Modern     History    series),    $1; 

"  History  of  the  Commonwealth  and  the  Protectorate," 

1649-60,  Vol.  1.,  $7.    All  published  by  Longmans  N  V. 

042. 


History. 


51 


Green,  John  Richard. 

Short   History  of  the   English    People. 
N.  Y..  Harper,  1889,  87a  p.,  O.  M.20. 

A  shelf  of  pictures,  graphic  if  ever  a  history  was, 
full  of  the  life  and  lore  of  the  inextinguishable  people 
(so  neglected  by  previous  historians),  breathing  of 
cities  and  towns  .nut  hedgerows  and  the  multitudinous 
movement  of  trade  and  commerce,  ami  making  itsell 
vivid  in  every  line  with  traits  and  characteristics  taken 
directly  from  the  landscape,  literature,  customs,  and 
eloqueno  ol  popular  England.— Critic. 

A  richly  illustrated  large  octavo  edition  in  four  vol- 
umes (5,  each)  has  been  issued  by  Harper  (1893-9O 
[t  deserves  the  attention  oi  the  student,  because  oi  us 
wealth  of  portraits  and  reproductions  of  contemporary 
art.  942. 

Hallam.  Henry. 

The  Constitutional  History  of  England 
from  the  Accession  of  Henry  VII.  to 
1  in-:  DEATH  OF  GEORGE  III.  N.  Y.,  Arm- 
strong, 1885,  3  vols.,  O.  $4.50. 

Later  writers  have  thrown  so  much  new  light  upon  the 
topics  treated  by  Hallam  that  much  of  his  work  now 
seems  antiquated.  Nevertheless,  it  still  holds  its  own, 
as  a  general  view,  and  will  always  be  admired   lor  its 

impartial  tone  and   the  rare  erudition   of  the  author. 
(See  May.)  342.429. 

Higginson,  Thomas  W.,  and  Channing,    Ed- 
ward. 

English  History  for  Americans.  N.  Y., 
Longmans,  $1.20. 

A   text-book   of    merit,  with    maps,   chronological 

'tables,    and    bibliography.     Mainly   devoted    to  the 

events  most  mtluential  on  the  history  and   institutions 

of  the  United  States.  942. 

Lecky,  William  E.  H. 

History  of  England  in  the  Eighteenth 
Century.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1894,  7  vols., 
$7.  Together  with  History  of  Ireland  in 
the  Eighteenth  Century,  Library  edition. 
N.  Y.,  Appleton,  8  vols.,  $20. 

The  author  seeks  "to  disengage  from  the  great 
mass  of  facts  those  which  relate  to  the  permanent 
forces  of  the  nation,  or  which  indicate  some  of  the 
more  enduring  features  of  national  life."  To  this 
end,  he  avoidsthe  chronological  treatment  of  events, 
minute  records  of  court  and  camp,  and  discusses  those 
larger  affairs  of  England  which  have  intluenced  politi- 
cal progress,  religious  development,  the  manners  and 
thought  of  the  people. 

C.  K.  Adams  says  :  "  The  most  interesting  portions  to 
most  readers  will  pri  ibably  be  chapter  iii.  of  Vol  I.,  on 
the  general  condition  of  the  people,  and  the  last  chap- 
ter in  Vol.  II.,  on  the  religious  revival  and  the  growth 
of  Methodism."  942.07. 

History  of  Ireland  in  the  Eighteenth 
Century.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  5  vols.,  $5. 
Together  with  History  of  England  in  the 
Eighteenth  Century,  Library  edition.  N. 
Y.,  Appleton,  8  vols.,  % 

By  far  the  best  consecutive  history  of  Ireland  during 
the  two  centuries  from  the  Tudor  conquest  .  .  .  till 
the  Union.  —  Nation.  941.57. 

McCarthy,  Justin. 

Short  History  OF  Our  Own  Times.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  1SS0,  44S  p.,  D.  $1.50. 


The  work  next  mentioned,  condensed. 


942.08. 


History  of  Oik  Own  Times,  FROM  THE  Ac- 
ce>  Queen  Victoria  ro  thi  Ber- 

lin  Congress.     N.    Y.,    Harper,    1S80,   2 
vols.,  559,  686  p.,  D.  I2.50. 

In  an  interesting,  journalistic  stvle,  by  a  Member  of 
Parliament  famous  in  the  cause  of  Irish  Home  Rule. 


7V/.'  Same.  The  unabridged  text,  with  an 
Introduction  and  supplementary  chap) 
bringing  the  work  down  to  March,  [894, 
with  new  index,  and  additions  to  the  sur- 
vey of  the  literature  of  the  reign  of  Queen 
Victoria,  by  C>.  Mercer  Adam.  N.  V., 
Lovell,  Coryell,  1895,  2  vols.,  $3.     942.08. 

Tiik  Epoch  of  Reform,  1830-50.  N.  Y., 
Longmans,  1 1 . 

Treats  of  the  important  changes  in  the  English 
political  system,  from  the  introduction  of  Lord  Grey's 
reform  bill  to  the  death  oi  Sir  Robert  Peel— "that 
marvellous  period  ol  political  activity."  The  author 
has  an  incisive  style,  and  presents  striking  pictures  of 
the  lead  ing  statesmen  of  that  time  on  both  sides  of  the 
party  fence.  He  truly  says:  "No  period  of  equal 
length  in  English  history  encloses  a  greater  numbei  ol 
remarkable  figures  than  the  statesmen,  orators,  and 
politicians  from  Lord  Grey,  Lord  John  Russell,  and 
O'Connell,  to  Sir  Robert  Reel,  Lord  Palmerston,  and 
Mr.  Cobden."  942.08. 

Mackintosh,  John. 

The  Story  of  Scotland.  N.  Y.,  Putnam, 
1890,  336  p.,  D.  (Story  of  the  Nations  series), 
$1.50. 

From  the  earliest  times  to  the  present  century.  Not 
as  attractively  written  as  some  others  of  this  series,  hut 
a  convenient  compendium.  941. 

May,  Thomas  Erskine. 

Constitutional  History  of  England.  N. 
Y.,  Armstrong,  2  vols.,  §2. 50. 

Takes  up  the  subject  very  nearly  where  Hallam  left 
off  (see  Hallam),  that  is,  commencing  with  the  acces- 
sion of  George  HI.,  and  carrying  the  story  down  to 
1870.  May's  literary  style  is  more  entertaining  than 
Hallam's,  and  the  work  is  one  of  distinct  historical 
value.  342.429. 

Strickland,  Agnes. 

Lives  of  the  Queens  of  England.  With 
portraits,  autographs,  and  vignettes.  N.  Y. , 
Macmillan,  8  vols.,  $16.  Un-illustrated,  6 
vols.,  $9.     Abridged,  1  vol.,  $1.75. 

A  work  of  very  great  interest,  largely  historical. 
Written  from  a  standpoint  which  attracts  girls  and 
women.  923.1. 

Notes. 

The  following  histories  may  be  used  for  reference, 
where  fuller  information  is  desired  for  topical  work: 
Green's  "  History  of  the  English  People"  (N.V.,  Har- 
per, 4  vols.,  $10),  Guizot's  "  History  of  England  " 
(N.  Y .,  Lovell,  Coryell,  4  vols.  ,$3),  Knight's  "  Popular 
History  of  England11  (N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  9  vols., 
$6.75),  Freeman's  "  History  of  the  Norman  Conquest  of 
England  "<N  V..  Macmillan, 6  vols.,  $37),  Freeman's 
"Growth  of  the  English  Constitution"  (N.  Y..  Mac- 
millan, $1.75),  Traill's  "  Social  England  "  (now  appear- 
ing, by  various  writers,  Loiul.,  Cassell,  15s.  per  vol  ), 
Molesworth's  "History  of  England,"  from  1830  to 
1874  (N.  Y..  Scribner,  3  vols  ,  $7,201,  Morley's  "  First 
Sketch  of  English  Literature"  (N.  Y  ,  Cassell.  $2).  and 
Burton's  History  ol  Scotland"  (N.  Y,  Scribner,  9 
vols.,  $25),  Longmans'  (N.  Y  )  edition  of  the  helpful 
'•  Epochs  of  English  History"  series,  complete  in  one 
volume  (Si  50),  is  also  recommended  for  detailed  study. 

Hume's "  History  of  England"  (N.  Y.,  Harper,  6 
vols.,  §  the  period  from  the  invasion  ol  Julius 

Cavsar  to  the  Revolution  in  1688.  For  over  a  century 
it  has  been  regarded  as  .1  classic;  but  although  elegant 
in  Btyle,  and  delightfully  clear,  it  abounds  in  mistakes 

is  not  the  product  of  original  research,  and  is  no  longer 

■  ]  as  an  authority.  Macaulay's  "  History"  (1 
editions.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  5  vols.,  paper,  $1:  cloth,  $1 

Longmans,  a  vols      -  .men'  is    with    the  accession 

of  James  II.,  and  although  covering  l>ut  seventeen 
years,  will,  because  ol  its  superb  style,  doubtless  al- 
ways remain  in  the  first  rank  "t  historical  literature: 
modern  students  have  proved  it  sometimes  faulty  in  its 
facts,  and  the  author's  strong  political  bias  as  a  Whig 
caused  him  to  be  at  times  gr  issly  unfair.  Froude's  work 
(N.  Y.,  Scribner,  t3  vols.,  $i8>  treats  only  of  the  period 


History. 


from  the  fall  of  Wolsey  to  the  death  of  Elizabeth  ;  it  is 
skilfully  written,  spirited  in  style,  and  highly  popular, 
but  Froude  is  constantly  taking  sides  and  sacrificing 
truth  to  rhetorical  effect. 

Montgomery's  '  Leading  Facts  of  English  History" 
(Bost.,  Ginn,  $i  12)  isa  useful  and  attractive  handbook, 
which  the  student  would  do  well  to  own.  Acland  and 
Ransome's  '■  Handbook  in  Outline  of  the  Political 
History  of  England  "  (N.  Y..  Longmans,  $2)  is  valua- 
ble for  chronologies  and  summaries,  and  ready  refer- 
ence. "  The  Dictionary  cf  English  History,"  by  Low 
and  Pulling  (X.  Y.,  Cassell,  $6),  will,  as  its  name  in- 
dicates, be  of  daily  service  to  the  student. 

Allen's  "Reader's  Guide  to  English  History" 
(Bost.,  Ginn,  25  c.)  gives  not  only  selected  lists  of  his- 
tones,  but  genealogical  tables,  and  lists  of  novels, 
poems,  and  dramas  illustrating  the  life  and  manners  of 
the  several  periods.  This  manual  should  be  owned  by 
students  wishing  to  engage  in  detailed  study. 


EUROPEAN  CONTINENT. 


General. 


Translated  by 
,     Holt,     1894, 


Duruy,  Victor. 

History  of  Modern  Times. 
E.    A.    Grosvenor.     N.     Y. 
540  p.,  D   $1.60. 

Covers  the  general  history  of  European  states  from 
the  close  of  the  Middle  Ages  to  "  the  commencement 
of  contemporaneous  history  "—that  is,  from  the  fall  of 
Constantinople  (1453)  to  the  French  Revolution.  A 
valuable  compendium,  by  one  of  the  foremost  French 
historians  of  our  day  ;  but  the  style  is  dry,  making  it 
difficult  of  perusal  by  the  reader  who  desires  entertain- 
ment as  well  as  information.  940.5. 

Emerton,  Ephraim. 

Introduction  to  the  Study  of  the  Middle 
Ages.  (a.d.  375-814.)  Bost.,  Ginn,  1888, 
268  p.,  D.  $1.12. 

"  One  of  the  best,  if  not  indeed  the  very  best 
short  history  of  the  Middle  Ages  which  has  been  pub- 
lished in  any  language.  .  .  .  The  author  has,  it  seems 
to  us,  done  himself  especial  credit  in  his  clear  descrip- 
tion of  the  Christian  Church.  .  .  .  The  style  is  almost 
too  familiar;  for,  though  written  especially  for 
younger  students,  we  are  quite  certain  that  the  book 
will  attract  many  older  readers." — Critic.  940.1. 


Bost.,  Ginn,  1894,  607  p., 


Mediaeval  Europe. 
D.  $1.50. 

Covering  the  period  from  the  death  of  Charlemagne 
(814)  to  the  close  of  the  fourteenth  century.  £>uite  as 
interesting  as  the  "  Introduction,"  but  addressed  to 
students  more  advanced.  An  admirable  manual,  and 
authoritative  ;  with  bibliographical  introduction,  maps, 
and  plans.  940.1. 

Fyffe,  C.  A. 

History  of  Modern  Europe.  N.  Y.,  Holt, 
1886-90,  3  vols.,  540,  513,  572  p.,  O.  $6. 

The  most  important  work  in  English  on  general 
European  history  from  the  outbreak  of  the  French 
Revolution  (1792)  to  the  Congress  of  Berlin  (1878). 
Readable  and  reliable.  940. 

Keary,  C.  F. 

The  Dawn  of  History:  an  Introduction 
to  Pre-Historic  Study.  New  edition. 
N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1S89,  367  p.,  D.  $1.25. 

The  author's  purpose  is  to  present  "An  account  of 
the  ascertainable  doings  and  thoughts  on  the  part  of 
the  people  who  have  gone  to  in. ike  up  the  historic 
races  of  the  world  — to  leave  the  reader,  so  to  say,  at 
the  door  of  history  "  As  a  study  of  the  early  growth 
in  culture  of  the  primeval  nations  of  the  earth,  this 
work  is  important  in  laying  the  foundation  to  a  broad 
course  of  historical  study.  Although  profound  in 
treatment,  the  style  is  clear  and  readable,  and  many 
errors  in  the  earlier  edition  have  been  corrected  in 
this.  The  appendix  of  "  Xotes  and  authorities  is 
useful  as  a  guide  to  more  detailed  study.  572. 


Michaud,  Joseph  F. 

History  of  the  Crusades 
Armstrong  &  Son,  3  vols., 


N. 
•  75- 


Y.,  A.   C. 


Although  stress  is  laid  on  the  part  played  by  France 
in  the  Crusades,  the  history  is  told  with  fairness.  The 
first  is  the  most  interesting  volume.  940.4. 

Myers,  P.  V.  N. 

Outlines  of  Medieval  and  Modern  His- 
tory.    Bost.,  Ginn,  1886,  740  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Commencing  with  the  fall  of  Rome  (476),  the  story 
of  the  ages  is  brought  down  to  our  own  day.  Unlike 
most  "  outlines,"  the  book  is  readable.  There  are 
several  good  maps,  and  analyses  lor  collegiate  work. 

940 

Myers,  P.  V.  N.,  and  Allen,  W.  F. 

Ancient  History  for  Colleges  and  High 
Schools.  Part  I.  (Myers),  Eastern  Na- 
tions and  Greece,  369  p.;  Part  II.  (Allen), 
Short  History  of  the  Roman  People, 
370  p.,  D.     Bost.,  Ginn,  1S90-94,  Si. 50. 

The  first  part  is  a  revision  of  the  major  portion  of 
Myers's  excellent  "  Outlines  of  Ancient  History  "  ;  the 
second  part  is  a  new  work,  remarkable  for  breadth  of 
grasp  and  skilful  condensation.  A  helpful  feature  of 
Allen's  work  is  its  reference  to  historical  novels  and 
popular  worksfor  collateral  reading.  937. 

Seebohm,  Frederic. 

The  Era  of  the  Protestant  Revolution. 
N.  Y.,  Longmans,  1S77  (Epochs  of  Modern 
History),  236  p.,  S.  $1. 

Limited  to  the  events  of  the  sixteenth  century.  A 
convenient  manual  for  the  general  reader.  A  more 
elaborate  treatment  for  special  study  will  be  found  in 
Hausser's  "  Period  of  the  Reformation  "  (X.  V.,  Am. 
Tract  Soc  ,  $2).  940.7. 

Greece  and  Rome. 
Blumner,  H. 

Home  Life  of  the  Ancient  Greeks.  Trans- 
lated by  Alice  Zimmern.  Illus.  N.  Y., 
Cassell,  1S93,  $2. 

Contents  include:  Costume,  Education,  Marriage 
and  women,  Daily  life  within  and  without  the  house, 
Music  and  Dancing.  Worship,  Festivals  the  Theatre, 
War.  Agriculture,  Trade  and  Handicrafts  Slavery. 
Charming  pictures  of  the  most  artistic  and  intellectual 
race  known  to  history.  938. 

Fowler,  W.  Warde. 

The    City-State 
Romans.     N.  Y., 
D.  $1. 


of     the     Greeks     and 
Macmillan,   1S93,  332  p., 


The  author  outlines  the  history  of  the  form  of  state 
which  was  in  vogue  among  the  Greeks  and  Romans 
until  it  was  absorbed  in  the  Roman  empire,  and  shows 
to  what  extent  modern  civilization  has  adopted  ancient 
political  ideas.  Valuable  as  an  introduction  to  the 
study  of  ancient  history.  930. 


N.    Y.,   Harper     1S82, 


Froude,  James  A. 

Cesar  :   A  Sketch. 
43*>  p.,  D.  60  c. 

\  1  ireful  study  of  "  the  conversion  of  the  Roman 
republic  into  a'  military  empire."  Froude,  though 
didactic,  is  always  readable,  and  the  student  will  from 
this  book  olii. on  a  good  outline  picture  of  Roman  life 
and  conditions  at  the  time  of  Cxsar.  87. 

Gibbon,  Edward. 

History  of  the  Decline  and  Fall  of  the 
Roman  Empire.  With  notes  by  Dean 
Milman,  M.  Guizot,  and  A.  W.  Smith. 
N.  Y.,  Harper,  6  vols.,  $12.  With  notes 
by  Dean  Milman  and  M.  Guizot.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  6  vols..  $3. 


History. 


53 


N.  Y.,  Longmans, 


The  same,  Abridged.      N.  V.,  Harper,   1   vol., 

-  [.25- 

Probably  still  entitled  t<>  be  esteemed  as  the  greatest 
historical  work  evei  wiitten.  The  period  embraced 
tends  from  the  middle  oi  tin  second  centurj  ol  m 
era  to  the  (all  of  Constantinople,  in  1433,  .  .  l«" 
objections  havei  ften  been  urged,  with  reason,  againsl 
this  work:  its  style  has  an  unbending  stateliness;  and 
Gibbon  had  a  strong   bias  against  <-  hristianity.— C.  K. 

AUAMS. 

Or.  Smith's  notes  add  so  much  to  tin-  value  of  the 
work  that  the  first  oi  the  three  editions  here  named  is 
decidedly  the  best.  037.00. 

Kingsley,  Charles. 

The  Roman  and  the  Teuton.     N.  Y.,  Mac- 
tnillan,   1  >(»4,  340  P-.  O.  $1.25. 

"  These  lectures  throw  no  light  upon  any  of  the  dif- 
ficult and  disputed  points  in  the  history  oi  the  Middle 
es.      Hut  this  fai  t  docs   n.>!  detract  from  their  value. 

They  were  intended  not  as  a  history,  but  rather  as  a 
commentary  on  the  significance  ami  influence  of  his- 

i<  al  events.  They  are  to  lie  judged,  therefore,  sim 
ply  as  the  speculations  of  a  remarkably  ingenious  and 
interesting  mind;  and  as  such,  they  form,  for  the  gen- 
eral reader,  one  of  the  most  stimulating  volumes  ever 
written  on  this  somewhat  dreary  period."— C.  K. 
Adams.  940. 

Mahaffy,  J.  P. 

Old  Greek  Life.     (History  Primers  series.) 
N.  Y.,  Am.  Book  Co.,  101  p.,  T.  35  c. 

A  convenient  and  interesting  handbook.  The  other 
volumes  of  the  Primer  series  may  also  be  cordially 
recommended  to  those  desiring  a  brief  elementary  sur- 
vey of  the  field  treated,  before  entering  upon  closer 
study.  938. 

Oman,  C.  W.  C. 

A  History  of  Greece. 
1894,  560  p.,  S.  $1.50. 

Covers  the  story  of  Greece  from  the  earliest  times  to 
the  death  of  Alexander  the  Great,  in  clear,  orderly 
fashion.  An  admirable  handbook  in  many  ways,  with 
abundant  maps  and  plans.  938. 

Preston,  Harriet  W.,  and  Dodge,  Louise. 

The  Private  Life  of  the  Romans.     Bost., 
Leach,     1S94    (Students'    Series    of    Latin 
Classics),  167  p.,  D.  Si. 25. 
An  elementary  handbook  for  young  readers.      937. 

France. 
Carlyle,  Thomas. 

History  of  the  French  Revolution.     N. 

Y.,   Harper,   2  vols.,  D.  $2.50;  Crowell,  1 

vol.,  c-1.25. 

A  remarkable  collection  of  vividly  drawn  portraits, 
and  pin  1  dissertations  thereon.    One  of    the 

most  striking  of  Carlyle's  works ;  intensely  character- 
istic f  his  peculiar  genius,  it  is  not  a  history  in  the 
generally  accepted  sense.  The  reader  should  be  well 
acquainted  with  the  subject  before  taking  up  this 
book.  944.04. 

Duruy,  Victor. 

History  of  France.  Translated  by  J.  F. 
laineson.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  1S89,  706  p., 
I).  §2. 

The  study  of  French  history  is  of  prime  importance, 
for  the  story  of  France  is  the  story  of  Europe.  From 
the  earliest  times  her  interests  have  been  more  or 
less  intimately  linked  with  those  of  her  continental 
neighbors.  There  is  a  growing  tendency  among 
teachers  to  instruct  in  general  European  history, 
through  the  medium  of  French  history.  Hence  the 
Ltion  in  the  present  list  of  so  many  works  in  this 
field.  Duniy's  is  the  best  one-volume  history  ;  emi- 
nently useful  to  students,  but  lacks  color,  and  repels 
the  general  reader.  This  edition  is  without  the  illus- 
trations, which  are  so  valuable  a  feature  of  the  origi- 
nal, but  is  abundantly  supplied  with  maps.  Montgom- 
ery's "  Leading   Facts    of    French    History "   (Bost  , 


(I  .inn.  ■?,  ,ia),  and  Creighton's  elementary  "  First  His- 
toid oi  France"  (N.  V,  Longmans,  $1.35),  are  useful. 

The  l>est  ol   the    large  histories  of  France  is  Guizoi  s 
(Host.,  Kstes,  8  vols.,  $10;.  944. 

Gardiner,  Bertha  Meriton. 

The  French  Revolution,  1789-95.  N.  Y., 
Longmans,  [889  (Lpochs  of  Modern  Ilis- 
tOl  \ ■),  262  |>.,  S.  .71. 

A  thoroughly  reliable  handbook.  944.04. 

Lacombe,  Paul. 

The  Growth  OF  a  People.  Translated  by 
L.  A.  Stimson.  N.  Y.,  Holt,  1SS3,  224  p., 
S.  80  c. 

A  charmingly  written  elementary  view  of  French 
history,  from  the  earliest  times,  chiefly  tracing  the 
growth  of  the  evils  which  the  Revolution  eradicated, 
and  showing  how  necessary  was  that  upheaval  to  the 
perfect  development  of  the  nation.  944. 

Germany. 
Bryce,  James. 

The  Holy  Roman  Empire.  N.  Y.,  Macmil- 
lan,  1S66,  465  p.,  D.  $1. 

Invaluable  to  the  student  who  desires  thoroughly  to 
study  the  foundations  of  German  history.  943. 

Carlyle,  Thomas. 

History  of  Frederick  the  Second,  called 
Frederick  the  Great.  N.  Y.,  Lovell, 
Coryell,  4  vols.,  $4.50. 

"  The  book  is  founded  on  the  most  exhaustive  study 
and  the  most  careful  observation.  The  author  even 
visited  the  more  important  of  Frederick's  batlie-tields, 
and  had  surveys  made  in  the  interests  of  absolute  accu- 
racy. Every  scrap  01  German  writing  that  would  throw 
light  on  the  reign  appears  10  have  been  examined  and 
weighed.  The  result  is  one  of  the  most  remarkable 
books  in  the  English  language,  and  one  which,  all 
things  considered,  is  unquestionably  the  best  history 
of    Frederick    the    Great    in   any  language."— C.    K. 

ADAMS. 

Books  II.  and  III.,  Vol.  I.,  give  a  succinct  history  of 
Prussia  from  028  down  to  the  birth  of  Frederick  11712). 

923.143. 
Henderson,  E.  F. 

History  of  Germany  in  the  Middle  Ages. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $2.60. 

The  best  work  for  this  period  in  English.  The  same 
author  is  preparing  works  covering  the  Time  of  the 
Reformation  and  the  Thirty  Years' War,  and  Modern 
Times. 

See  also  S.  Baring-Gould's  "  Story  of  Germany" 
(Story  of  the  Nations  series),  N.  Y.,  Putnam.  $1.50;  this 
author's  "  History  of  Germany  "  (N.  Y.,  Dodd,  $1.50) 
is  fuller,  and  designed  for  advanced  students.  Sin 
"  History  of  Germany"  (in  Freeman's  "Historical 
Course  for  Schools,  '  N.  Y.,  Holt,  80  c.)  is  brief,  and 
in  many  ways  excellent,  but  dry  reading.  943. 

Holland. 

Motley,  John  Lothrop. 

Risk  of  Tin.  I)i  nil  RErum.ic.  N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, Library  edition,  sold  only  in  sets,  3 
vols.,  $6;  Original  edition,  3  vols.,  sold 
separately,  S3. 50  each. 

In  clearness  of  diction,  strength  of  characterization, 
and   dramatic   power,  Motley  has  few  equals  among 

historical  writers;    but   while   his   manner   charms,  and 

noble  impulses  are  quickened  by  his  sturdy  love 

freedom,  the  criti<  al  readi  that  often  the  author's 

statement  is  nol  judil  i.il  and  that  there  must  be  another 
side  to  the  shii 

"The  work,  after  an  historical  introduction  of  ninety- 
two  pages,  is  devoted  to  that  turbulent  age  from  the 
abdicatli  in  1  I  Charles  V.,  in  iss*,  to  the  assassination  of 
Williamof  Orange,  in  1584.  Much  of  this  period,  there- 
fore, is  the  same  as  that  treated   by  Prescott   in  hi" 


54 


History. 


"History  of  Philip  II.";  but  the  point  of  view  is 
essentially  different.  While  the  one  is  looking  from 
Spain,  the  other  is  looking  from  Holland.  Through- 
out the  history,  William  of  Orange  is  Motley's  idol  and 
his  client.  In  his  behalf  he  has  certainly  made  a  mag- 
nificent plea;  but  it  is  a  plea,  not  a  decision." — C.  K. 
Adams.  949.203. 

History  of  the  United  Netherlands;  from 
the  Death  of  William  the  Silent  to 
the  Twelve  Years'  Truce — 1609.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  Library  edition,  4  vols.,  sold  only 
in  sets,  $8;  Original  edition,  4  vols.,  sold 
separately,  $3.50  each. 

"  There  have  been  few  more  important  years  in  all 
modern  history  than  those  during  which  was  matured 
the  great  Spanish  project  01  conquering  England  and 
the  Netherlands,  and  bringing  them  again  under  Cath- 
olic rule.  The  intimate  connection  of  the  kingdom  of 
England  and  the  republic  of  Holland  at  the  time  when 
the  fate  of  Protestantism  rested  with  them  alone,  made 
the  history  of  the  two  commonwealths,  in  many  re- 
spects, nearly  identical.  It  is  this  period  and  this 
Struggle,  as  well  as  the  interior  government  of  the 
Netherlands,  that  Motley  has  portrayed  in  the  work 
before  us." — C.  K.  Adams. 

Has  the  same  characteristics  as  the  "  Rise  of  the 
Dutch  Republic"— a  glowing  style,  but  a  partisan 
presentation.  949.203. 

Italy. 

Symonds,  John  Addington. 

A  Short  History  of  the  Renaissance  in 
Italy.     N.  Y.,  Holt,  1894,  335  p.,  D.  $1.75. 

This  is  a  condensation,  by  Alfred  Pearson,  of 
Symonds's  large  work,  in  5  vols.,  "The  Renaissance 
in  Italy"  (N.  Y.,  Holt,  $14),  which  ranks  as  perhaps 
the  best  on  that  subject,  although  too  ponderous  for 
any  save  special  students.  Mrs.  Symonds  certihes 
in  the  Preface  that  the  essence  of  her  husband's 
work  "has  been  reproduced  without  any  important 
omission."  945.05. 


Otte,  E.  C. 


Scandinavia. 


N.  Y.,  Macmillar. 


Scandinavian  History. 
1874,  399  p.,  S.  $1.25. 

The  best  general  history,  in  our  language,  of  all 
the  Scandinavian  countries — Denmark,  Norway,  and 
Sweden.  The  style  is  smooth  and  the  interest  well 
sustained.  Maps  and  genealogical  tables  materially 
assist  the  reader. 

Also  to  be  recommended  are  Boyesen's  "  Story  of 
Norway"  (Story  of  the  Nations  series,  >.'.  Y.,  Putnam, 
$1.50),  which  will  be  found  interesting  and  spirited  ; 
and  Keary's  "Norway  and  the  Norwegians"  (N.  Y., 
Stribner,  $1.50),  equally  interesting  and  more  descrip- 
tive than  Boyesen's  work.  Scandinavia  has  indirectly 
played  a  large  part  in  European  history,  and  her  story 
shouid  be  more  generally  understood.  948. 


METHODS  OF  HISTORICAL  STUDY. 

Adams,  Herbert  B. 

Methods  of  Historical  Study.  Bait., 
Johns  Hopkins  Press,  1SS4,  137  p.,  O. 
50  c. 

Chiefly  devoted  to  an  account  of  methods  in  vogue 

at  Johns  Hopkins  University,  with  glimpses  oi  methods 

of  a  few  other  representative  colleges  in  the  United 

States  and  Europe.     Full  "f  practical   suggestions  to 

1  iers  of  history  and  advanced  students.  907. 

Freeman,  Edward  A. 

Methods  of  Historical  Study.  N.  Y., 
Macmillan,  1S86,  335  p.,  O.  $2.50. 

Originally  delivered  as  lectures  at  Oxford  The 
relations  of  history  to  other  studies  are  considered,  its 
peculiar  difficulties  pointed  out,  and  discussions  en- 
tered into  concerning  the  nature  of  historical  evident  e, 
original  and  subsidiary  authorities,  and  the  importance 
of  geography  and  travel  upon  historical  study.  There 
are  brief  estimates  of  ancient,  medixval,  and  modern 


historians— altogether,  an    important     book    for    the 
student  who  seeks  to  make  this  his  peculiar  field. 

907. 
Harrison,  Frederic. 

The  Meaning  of  History,  and  Other  His- 
torical Pieces.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1895, 
482  p.,  O.  $2.25. 

An  inspiring  book,  well  calculated  "to  stimulate  the 
systematic  study  of  general  history."  The  third  chap- 
ter, "  Some  (ireat  Books  of  History,"  seeks  to  aid  the 
reader  in  I  he  choice  of  books,  and  has  practical  value 
bibliographically.  A  good  work  for  the  serious  student 
to  dip  into  at  various  points.  907. 

Hinsdale,  B.  A. 

How  to  Study  and  Teach  History,  with 
Particular  Reference  to  the  History 
of  the  U.  S.  N.  Y.,  Appleton  (Interna- 
tional Education  series),  1894,  23  +  346  p., 
D.  $1.50. 

The  author  is  professor  of  the  science  and  art  of 
teaching  in  the  University  of  Michigan.  Elementary 
and  secondary  teachers,  whom  he  has  had  mainly  in 
mind,  will  find  much  in  this  book  to  interest  and  stim- 
ulate, even  although  they  are  familiar  with  recent 
thought  upon  this  subject.  This  work  should  prove  of 
great  value  to  scholars  in  normal  and  high  schools, 
and  to  college  students.  Prof.  Hinsdale  begins  with 
an  examination  of  the  nature  of  history,  interweaves 
theories  of  writing  and  teaching  it,  and  concludes  with 
a  practical  example  of  proper  methods,  drawn  from 
the  history  of  the  United  States.— Nation.  907. 


GENERAL    NOTES. 

Historical  Dictionaries. 

Larned's  "  History  for  Ready  Reference"  (Spring- 
field, Mass.,  C.  A.  Nichols  &  Co.,  189s,  5  vols,  $5  per 
vol  ),  gives,  on  the  dictionary  plan,  skilfully  condensed 
excerpts  from  the  leading  authorities  on  each  topic.  A 
rich  storehouse  of  information,  invaluable  to  teacher, 
student,  and  casual  reader. 

Brewer's  "The  Historic  Note-Book"  (Phila  ,  Lip- 
pincott,  S3. 50)  is  a  standard  dictionary  of  universal 
liistory,  containing  many  curious  data  elsewhere  dim- 
cult  of  access. 

On  somewhat  different  lines  isHeilprin"s  "Historical 
Reference  Book  "  (N.  Y.,  Appleton.  $3),  valuable  for 
chronological  tables  and  geographical  notes. 

Bibliograph  ics. 

Advanced  students  may  consult  with  profit  Adams's 
"Manual  of  Historical  Literature"  (N.  Y  ,  Harper, 
1889,  $2.50),  the  largest  and  best  historical  bibliography. 

The  student  should  own  Allen's"  History  Topics  " 
(Heath,  25  c),  which  gives  lists  of  best  histories,  with 
brief  comments  thereon,  of  various  epochs  and  coun- 
tries ;  also,  lists  of  novels,  poems,  and  plays,  to  be 
read  in  connection  with  historical  studies. 

For  historical  and  descriptive  fiction,  consult  also 
Griswold's  Lists  of  American,  International,  Romantic, 
and  British  Novels  (Cambridge,  Mass  ,  1S91). 

Series. 

We  can  in  the  main  recommend  The  Story  of  the 
Nations  (N.  Y  ,  Putnam,  $1.50  cell),  particularly  in 
addition  to  those  already  cited,  the  volumes  on  Egypt, 
Phoenicia,  Chald.ia,  Assyria.  Persia,  Alexander's  Em- 
pire, The  Crusades,  Switzerland,  Russia,  Holland, 
Spain  and  The  Jews.  Thisscries  "  d  wells  particularly 
upon    the   dramatic   phases   of    historical     events,    and 

concerns  itself  but  slightly  with  the  growth  of  institu- 
tions and  sociological  phenomena  "—serious limitations 

these,  resulting  often  in  painful  lack  of  proportion. 

The  Heroes  of  the  Nations  (N.  Y,  Putnam.  $1.50 
each)  is  a  series  open  to  the  same  objections,  but  the 
volumes  are  convenient  and  generally  readable.  The 
most  useful  in  a  line  of  study  are  those  on  Nelson,  Gus- 
tavus  Adolphus.  Pericles.  Theodoric,  Sir  Philip  Sidney, 
Caesar,  Cicero,  and  Henry  of  Navarre. 

It  is  difficult  to  select  from  the  Epochs  series  (N.  Y. 
Longmans,  $1  per  vol.):  of  "Epochs  of  Ancient  His- 
tory," the  two  volumes  on  the  Roman  Empire  arc  the 
most  interesting;  of  "Epochs  of  Modern  History," 
the  only  ones  dealing  with  general  European  history, 
which  havenot  herein  been  mentioned, are  the  "  Thirty 
Years'  War  "  and  "  Frederick  the  Great." 


TRAVEL  AND  EXPLORATION. 

CHOSEN   BY   ADELAIDE   K.  HASSE, 

Ojffict  of Superintendent  of  Documents,  Washington,  D.  C. 


Washington,  D.  CJuly,  [895. 


"  1!  >me»keeping  youth  have  ever  homely  wits." 

—  SiiAKBSi'BAKE  :    Tivo  Gentlemen  of  Verona. 


Africa.     Set    Stanley,     H.     M.,    and    Vincent, 
Frank. 

Alaska.    See  Finck,  H.  T. ;  Scidmore,  Miss  E.  R. 

Amicis,  D',  E. 

HOLLAND  AND  Its    People.     Translated  by 


Caroline    Tilton. 
iSSc,  $2.25. 


Illus.     N.   Y.,    Putnam, 


By  an  Italian  traveller  of  rare  powers  of  sympathetic 
observation.  914.92. 

SPAIN  AND  the  Spaniards.  Translated  by 
W.W.  Cadv.     Illus.     N.  Y.,  Putnam,  1SS1, 

- 

The  most  interesting  and  informing  book  on  modern 
Spain.  914. 

Appleton's 

Canadian  Giide-Book.  Maps  and  illus. 
N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1S95,  $1.50. 

Prof.  C.  G.  D.  Roberts  describes  Eastern  Canada  ; 
supplementary  chapters  take  the  tourist  through  West- 
ern Canada,  through  Manitoba  and  the  Territories  to 
British  Columbia.  917.1. 

General  Guide  to  the  United  States  and 
Canada.  Maps  and  illus.  N.  Y.  Apple- 
ton,  1S95.  In  1  vol.,  complete,  82.50. 
New  England  and  Middle  States  and  Can- 
ada, $1.25;  Southern  and  Western  States, 
Si. 25. 
The  best  guide  in  small  compass.  917.3. 

Guide  to  Mexico.  Including  cnapter  on 
Guatemala,  and  English-Spanish  vocabu- 
lary. By  A.  R.  Conkling.  N.  Y.,  Apple- 
ton,  1SS9,  61.50.  917.2. 

Arctic  Regions.     See  Greely,   Lieut.;  Nansen, 
F. ;  Nordenskiold,  A.  E. ;  Peary,  Mrs.  J.  D. 

Argentina.     See  Child,  T. 

Bacon,  Alice  M. 

JataneseGirls  and  Women.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, 1891,  81. 25. 

Education  ;  marriage  and  divorce  ;  motherhood  ; 
court  life  ;  women  in  the  palace  and  hut,  and  as  laborers 
and  servants  in  country  and  city.  The  first  clear,  full, 
and  trustworthy  presentation  of  women  in  Japan. — 
Literary  M'orij. 

A    Japanese    Interior.      Bost.,  Houghton, 

1S93,  Si. 25. 

The    Japanese    home    faithfully    sketched    from    a 
at  of  view.  915.2. 

Baedeker's  GuiDE-BoOKS  TO  THE  United 
States,  Canada,  and  Countries  of  Eu- 
!.  ASIA,  AND  AFRICA.  Various  prices. 
Traveller's  Manual  of  Conversation  in 
English,  German,  French,  and  Italian, 
90  c. ;  Conversation  Dictionary  in  same 
languages,  90  c.     N.  Y.,  Scribner. 

Ball,  J.  Dyer. 

Thim.-  Chinese.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1S93,  $3. 
Modelled  on  Prof.   R.    H.  Chamberlain's  "Things 


Japanese."  Author  is  an  English  civil  service  officer. 
For  the  general  reader,  the  intending  tourist  who 
needs  a  guide  through  the  literature  of  China,  this 
handy  work  of  reference  is  without  a  peer.—  Nation. 

915.1. 

Bates,  H.  Walter. 

The  Naturalist  on  the  River  Amazons: 
a  Record  of  Adventures,  Habits  of  Ani- 
mals, Sketches  of  Brazilian  and  Indian 
Life.     Bost.,  Roberts,  1S74,  $2.50. 

The  Same  :  With  a  Memoir  of  the  Author 
by  E.  Clodd.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1S93,  $5. 

Lapse  of  time  since  the  material  was  gathered  has 
not  impaired  the  value  of  this  book,  but  rather,  as  a 
record  of  facts,  for  purposes  of  comparison,  and  in 
view  of  the  changes  that  have  occurred  in  the  region 
traversed,  its  importance  has  increased,  while  it  has 
lost  none  of  its  interest  and  freshness  as  a  narrative  of 
personal  adventures  on  the  borders  of  civilization  as 
they  were  in  the  Amazon  forests  forty  years  ago. 
Bates  had  an  ability  to  see  things  in  their  actual  rela- 
tions, and  a  breadth  of  view  that  are  rare.  [He  first 
observed  and  explained  Protective  Mimicry. 1  He  had 
the  spirit  of  the  true  naturalist,  one  of  the  few  deserv- 
ing the  name  as  compared  with  the  many  who  collect, 
dissect,  or  toy  with  nature  otherwise  ;  who  are  not  nat- 
uralists, but  only  manipulators.  .  .  .  With  so  many 
elements  of  value  and  permanence,  the  work  is  one  that 
cannot  be  superseded;  it  is  worthy  a  place  in  any 
library.— Nation.  918.1. 

Benjamin,  S.  G.  W. 

Persia  and  the  Persians.     Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, i8S6,  S3. 
Careful  in  observation,  effective  in  description,  with 

the  quality  of  positive  interest. — Critic.  935.5. 

Bisland,  Elizabeth. 

The  Art  of  Travel,  a  chapter  (Vol.  I.,  p. 
371)  in  the  Woman's  Book.  N.  Y.,  Scrib- 
ner, 1894,  2  vols.,  $7.50. 

The  sum-  work  gives  (Vol.  II.,  p.  319)  a  full  list  of 

guide-books,  works  of  travel,  tables  of  distances,  of 
health  resorts,  of  foreign  money,  and  so  on. 

Borrow,  George. 

The  Bible  in  Spain.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  Si; 
Ward,  Lock,  75  c. 

An  interesting  record  of  travel  in  Spain  in  1843,  by 
an  accomplished  linguist.  914.6. 

Brandes,  G. 

Impressions  of  Russia.  Translated  from  the 
Danish  by  S.  C.  Eastman.  N.  Y.,  Crowell, 
1S89,  I1.25. 

By  far  the  most  important  book  on   Russia  that  has 

:i    published   for  some  years.     The  author  (one  of 

the  foremost  authors  of  Europe)  is  no  novue  in  travel. 

He  understands  how  to  compare,  how  to  discriminate, 

and  how  to  judge  what  he  has  seen  and  read. —  Nation. 

914.7. 
Brassey,  Anne  (Alnuttt,  Lady. 

Around   the  World  in  the  Yacht  "  Sdn- 
Bl  \m."     N".  Y.,  Holt,  1891,  $2. 
The  "Sunbeam"  sailed  from  Cowes,  England,  July  6, 
187*,  having  on  board  the  entire  Brassey  family,  con- 


56 


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sisting  of  the  well-known  M.  P.,  the  author,  and  their 
four  children.  The  volume  is  one  of  the  most  popular 
of  circumnavigation  accounts. — Nation.  910.4. 

Brazil.     See  Bates,  H.  W. 

Canada.  See  Appleton's  Canadian  Guide-Book ; 
Appleton's  General  Guide  to  the  United 
States  and  Canada;  Parkin,  G.  R.;  Park- 
man,  F. 

Chamberlain,  Basil  Hall. 

Things   Japanese.     N.    Y.,    Scribner,    1S90, 

S3- 50. 

A  valuable  and  comprehensive  work.  Treats  old 
and  new  Japan.  The  author's  (|iialitications  are  am- 
ple ;  he  is  a  thorough  master  of  Japanese,  has  long  re- 
sided in  the  country-  With  kindness,  and  with  critical 
powers  of  a  high  order,  he  calls  things  by  their  right 
names  and  speaks  his  mind  freely. — Nation.      915.2. 

Child,  Theodore. 

Spanish-American  Republics.  N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, 1891,  $3.50. 

The  Argentine  Confederacy,  Chili,  Peru,  Uruguay, 
and  Paraguay  in  1890-91.  General  conclusions  unfa- 
vorable to  Spanish-American  populations.  Describes 
condition  of  country  after  war  with  Chili.— Critic. 

918. 
Chili.     See  Child,  T. 

China.     See  Ball,  J.  Dyer;  Smith,  A.  T. 

Corea.     See  Griffis,  W.  E. 

Cotes,  Mrs.  Everard  (Sarah  Jeanette  Dun- 
can). 

A  Social  Departure.  N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
$1.75;  paper,  75  c. 

Tells  how  two  women  went  around  the  world  by 
themselves.     Full  of  keen  observation,  fun  and  wit. 

910. 
Custer,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  B. 

Boots  and  Saddles  ;  or,  Life  in  Da- 
kota with  Gen.  Custer.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
1885,  $1.50. 

A  book  breezy  with  open  air  and  cheery  with  horse 
and  hound.  Mrs.  Custer  has  written  a  most  vivid  ac- 
count of  army  life,  and  many  of  her  experiences  must 
be  repeating  themselves  to  the  devoted  wives  now  on 
the  military  frontier.— Nation.  970.5. 

Dana,  Richard  H. 

Two   Years  Before  the   Mast.      New  ed. 

Bost.,  Houghton,  $1. 

A  classic.  Narrates  with  the  utmost  charm  the  au- 
thor's voyage  from  Boston  in  1835-7,  round  Cape  Horn 
to  the  western  shores  oi  North  America.  In"  I  went  y- 
\  fur,"  his  closing  chapter,  Mr.  Dana  de- 
scribes tin  wonderful  changes  wrought  in  California 
between  1835  and  1859.  910.4. 

Darwin,  Charles. 

Journal  of  Researches  During  the  Voy- 
age Round  the   World  of   H.    M.    S. 

"  Beagle."  New  illustrated  edition,  with 
maps  and  100  views.  N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
1S90,  $5. 

Cheap  Ed.,  without  new  illustrations,  82. 

The  greatest  book  of  travels  yet  produced,  and  one  of 
the  most  charming.  Time  has  done  little  to  invalidate 
its  observations.  Forever  interesting  as  the  unrecog- 
nized herald  of  the  doctrine  of  evolution. — Nation. 

508.3. 
DufTerin  and  Ava,  Marchioness  of. 

Our  Vice-Regal  Life  in  India:  Selections 

from  my  Journal,  18S4-8S.     2  vols.     N.  Y., 

Scribner,  18S9,  82. 50. 

The  distinct  value  of  the  book  is  in  the  detailed 
description   of   the  vice-regal   round,   ceremonial  and 


practical,  of  native  customs  and  costumes,  contrasts  of 
life,  Indian  and  English.  A  truthful,  unpretentious 
account,  without  moral,  religious,  or  political  bias. — 
Nation.  915.4. 

Dune  an,     Sarah     Jeanette     (pseudonym}.      See 
Cotes,  Mrs.  Everard. 


Edwards,  Amelia  Blandford. 


A    Thousand 
N.  Y.,  Routl 

It  would  be  d 
a  winter  on  the 
find  a  more  excell 
book.  The  parts 
country,  and  the 
been  revised  and 
latest  conclusions 


Illus. 


Miles  Up  the   Nile. 
edge,  1S91,  $2. 50. 

fficult  for  one  who  wished  to  spend 
Nile  intelligently  and  profitably  to 
ent  companion  and  guide  than  this 
relating  to  the  ancient  history  of  the 
interpretation  of  inscriptions,  have 
corrected  so  as  to  conform  to  the 
of  Egyptologists.— Nation.     916.2. 


Egypt.     See  Edwards,  Amelia  B. 

England.  See  Hawthorne,  N.;  Smith,  Gold- 
win;  Winter,  W. 

English  Manual  of  Conversation,  and  Dic- 
tionary for  Travelers.  See  Baedeker, 
and  Murray. 

Finck,  Henry  Theophilus. 

Pacific  Coast  Scenic  Tour.     N.  Y.,  Scrib- 
ner, 1S90,  82.50. 

A  continuous  journey  northward  from  the  Mexican 
border  to  Sitka  ;  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  route  east- 
ward to  Lake  Superior;  of  Yellowstone  Park  to  the 
Colorado  Canyon.  In  point  of  readableness  and  in- 
terest the  narrative  leaves  nothing  to  be  desired  — 
Nation.  9173. 

French  Manual  of  Conversation,  and  Dic- 
tionary for  Travelers.  See  Baedeker, 
and  Murray. 

German  Manual  of  Conversation,  and  Dic- 
tionary for  Travelers.  See  Baedeker, 
and  Murray. 


Germany. 
F.  D. 


See  Mahaffy  and  Rogers  ;    Millet, 


Greece.     See  Mahaffy. 

Greely,  Lieut.  A.  W. 

Three  Years  of  Arctic  Service  :  An  Ac- 
count of  the  Lady  Franklin  Bay  Expedition 
of  1SS1-S4,  and  the  Attainment  of  the 
Farthest  North.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1SS6,  2 
vols.,  810;  1  vol.,  $5. 

The  style  of  the  narrative  is  excellent,  easy  and  un- 
pretentious. .  .  .  The  discussion  of  the  causes  which 
led  to  the  misfortunes  of  the  party  is  brief,  and,  in  all 
essentials,  is  in  harmony  with  the  views  generally  en- 
tertained by  Arctic  experts  who  know  the  facts.— 
Nation.  919.8. 

Griffis,  W.  E. 

Corea,  the  Hermit  Nation.  3d  ed.,  revised 
and  enlarged,  with  new  chapter  on  Corea 
in  1SS8.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  iSSS,  82.50. 

An  admirable  account  of  an  interesting  people. 

951.9. 

Hapgood,  Isabel  F. 

Russian  Rambles.  Bost.,  Houghton,  1S95, 
81.50. 

Miss  Hapgood  not  only  is  familiar  with  the  language 
and  ways  of  the  people  she  describes,  she  is  also  capa- 
ble of  feeling  with  them,  of  judging  by  other  than  a. 
narrow  American  standard,  and  of  sympathizing  with 
much  that  was  strange  to  her  as  it  is  to  her  readers.— 
Nation.  914.7 


Travel  and  Exploration, 


57 


Hare,  A.  J.  C. 
Floreni  r.     N.  V.,  Routledge,  t884,  $i. 

Mr.  Hare  is  the  author  of  several  books  on  [taly  and 
its  lilies,  which  serve  to  supplement  guide  books  in  the 
happiest  way.  His  pages  .ire  richly  freighted  with 
historical  allusion,  with  all  the  informal  details  >>i  art 
and  poetry  that  serve  to  add  charm  and  interest  toa 
leisurely  tour.  045.5. 

Studies  in  Russia.    Illus.    N.  Y.,  Routledge, 
1 88 

Contain-,  many  citations  from  tin-  lust  literature  de- 
iotive  of  Russia.     A  capital  handbook  for  the  tour- 
ist. 914.7. 

Vi  nice.     X.  V.,  Routledge,  1884,  |x. 

A  little  encyclopedia  of  information  about  each 
palace,  or  picture,  or  famous  spot  ;  very  little  of  the  in- 
formation is  given  by  Mr.  Hare  himself,  the  book  con- 
sisting almost  entirely  of  extracts  from  the  best  litera- 
ture ;  makes  the  most  valuable  kind  of  guide-book  one 
may  have  — Critic.  945.3. 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel. 

OUR  Old  Home.     Bost.,  Houghton,  1892,  $1. 

English  sketches  during  Hawthorne's  sojourn  in 
England,  1853-1857,  as   American  consul  at  Liverpool. 

The  incidental  criticism  is  candid.  914.2. 

Hearn,  Lafcadio. 

Glimpses    of    Unfamiliar    Japan.    Bost., 
Houghton,  1894,  2  vols.,  $4. 

These  volumes  mark  a  distinct  point  of  progress  in 
our  acquaintance,  through  books,  with  the  Japanese. 
.  .  .  Here,  too,  are  descriptions  of  travel,  wonder- 
ful accounts  of  famous  temples  and  neighborhoods, 
charming  Stories  of  personal  experience;  .  .  .  but 
beyond  and  above  these  tilings,  .Mr.  Hearn  has  suc- 
ceeded in  photographing,  as  it  were,  the  Japanese 
soul.— Nation.  915.2. 

Two    Years    in  the  French  West  Indies. 
N.  Y..  Harper,  1S90,  $2. 

Brilliant.  Mainly  on  Island  of  Martinique.  De- 
scriptive portion  largely  interwoven  with  legends, 
poems,  music,  and  folk-lore. — Nation.  917.298. 

Higginson   Thomas  W. 

Young  Folks'  Book  of  American  Explor- 
ers.    Illus.     N.  Y.,  Longmans,  81.20. 

Contents  :  Legends  of  the  Northmen  ;  Columbus  and 
his  companions ;  Cabot  and  Verazzano ;  Cabeza  De 
Vaca;  the  French  in  Canada;  De  Soto;  the  French 
in  Florida;  Sir  Humphrey  (Hlbcrt:  lost  colonies  of 
Virginia;  unsuccessful  !>ew  England  settlements; 
Capt.  John  Smith;  Champlain  on  the  warpath;   Hud- 

1  and  the  New  Netherlands;  Pilgrims  at  Plymouth  ; 
Massachusetts  Bay  Colony. 

Brief  sketches  of  high  interest.  910. 

Holland.     See  Aniicis,  D',  E. 


Hudson,  C.  H. 

iiii  1  I)  v,  s  in  Patagonia. 
1893,  U> 


N.  Y.,  Appleton, 


Although  this  volume  lias  not  the  absorbing  interest 
for  the  naturalist  of  the  author's  work  on  La  Plata,  it 

i  •%  \  it  full  of  suggestive    observations    and    reflections, 

I   ves  one  a  very  vivid  picture  of  both  animate  and 

inanimate  nature  in  one  of  the  least-known  portions  of 

lUthera  Hemisphere.— Alfred  kus-.ei  W 
Nature.  His. 

'I'm    Naturalist  in  La  Plata.     n.  v.,  Ap- 
pleton, 1892,  >4. 

Written  by  a  native  to   whom    the    various   ml 

beasts,  birds,  and  insects  of  his  country  have  been  fa 
miliar  from  childhood, and  who  lor  twentj  yeai 
observi  illy  and  recorded  accurately  everything 

of  interest  in  the  life  history  of  the  van  es  with 

whuh  he  m<    a'  quainted.  .  .  .  Never  have  I 

derived  so  much  pleasure  ami   instruction  from  a 


on  the  habits  and   instincts  of  animals.    It   will  long 
continue  a  storehouse  ol  facts  and  observations  ol   the 
highest  value  to  the  philosophical  natura 
the  general  reader  it  is  tin-  most   ii  ti  resting  anil 

lightful  modem  book   on  natural  history.— Alfred  Rus- 
sel  Wallace,  in  Nature,  918. 

India.     See  I  Hi  fieri  n. 

Italian    MANUAL    OF    C0NVEB    iTION   AND    DlC- 

noNARV  for  Travei  i  rs.     See  Baedeker. 

Italy.     See    Hare,     A.     J.    C. ;    Florence,    and 
Venii  e. 

Japan.     See  Bacon,  Alice  M.;  Chamberlain,  1 1. 
II.;  Hearn,  L. ;  Tracy,  A. 

Kinglake,  Alexander. 

Eothen;  ok,  Traces  of  Travel  BROUGHT 
Home  FROM  the  East.  N.  V.,  Putnam, 
Si. 

The  journey  was  made  about  1835.  Rather  a  de- 
lightful record  of  personal  impressions  than  of  out- 
ward facts. — Leslie  Stephen.  915.6. 

Knox,  Thomas  W. 

How    to   Travel.     N.    Y..  Putnam,    1S88, 

75  c. 

Hints,  advice,  and  suggestions  to  travellers  by  land 
and  sea.  The  outcome  of  more  than  twenty  years' 
world-wide  travel.  A  chapter,  by  a  lady,  gives  ex<  el- 
lent  advice  to  ladies.  910  2. 

Lippincott's     Gazetteer     of    the     World. 
Phila.,  Lippincott,  1893,  $12.  910.3. 

Loomis,  L.  C. 

Index  Guide  to  Travel  and  Art-Study  in 
Europe.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1892,  S3. 

Part  I.  Scenery,  Arts,  History,  Legend  and  Myth. 
Part  II.  Catalogue  of  the  noted  works  of  art  in  the  prin- 
cipal galleries  of  Central   Europe.     Part  III.  Routes, 

embracing  the  principal  through  lines  of  travel. 

The  value  of  the  Guide  is  incontestable. — Nat . 

914. 
Mahaffy,  J.  P. 

Rambles  and   Studies  in  Greece.     N.  Y., 

Macmillan,  1S7S,  $3. 

By  a  famous  professor  of  Greek.  Includes  chapters 
on  Mycenae,  and  on  Greek  music  and  painting.  The 
"  rambles  "  are  delightful.  To  the  "  studies  "  scholars 
demur.  913.38. 

Mahaffy,  J.  P.,  and  Rogers,  J.  E. 

Sketches  of  a  Tour  Through  Holland 
andGermany.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  [888,  $2. 

Shows  a  clear  insight  into  the  peculiar  social  condi- 
tions of   Holland.     The  chapters  devoted  to  Germany 
are  chiefly  interesting  because  they  describe  a  pari 
the  country  rarely  visited,  viz.,  the  Baltic  provinces 
and  some  old  cities  in  the  interior. — Nation.  914. 

Martin,  Mrs.  Annie. 

Home  Life  on  an  Ostrich  Farm.  N.  V.. 
Appleton,  1S92.  Si. 25. 

rfei  t  Look  of  its  kind.     A  description  of  a  South 
African  h  ime  b\  a  writer  of  keen   observing  powers 
and  great  love  ol  Nature.     Her  pictures  are  ad mira 
iall\  those  of  her  dumb  companions. — Nation. 

910  8. 

Meriwether,  Lee. 

A  Tramp  Trip:  How  ro  See  Europi  on 
Yww  CENTS  I  Day.  N.  V.,  Harper, 
1887,  $1.25. 

A  book  (|iiite  out  of  the  range  of  and  above  the  or- 
dinary volumes  of  travel.     It  gives  a  fair,  comprehen- 
sive  idea   of  the   hard   labor  and  miserable  povi 
the  European  masses. — Nation.  914. 


5» 


Travel  and  Exploration. 


Mexico.     See  Appleton's  guide  to. 

Millet,  Francis  Davis. 

TlIK    Dam   i.i     FROM   THE    BLACK    FOREST    TO 

the    Black    Sea.     N.  Y.,    Harper,    1892, 

$2.50. 

Journey  made  by  three  friends  in  1892 — one  an  artist, 
Alfred  Parsons;  one  an  author,  Poultney  Bigelow; 
;m<l  one  an  artist  and  author,  F.  D.  Millet.  Spirited 
and  unhackneyed.  914. 

Murray's  English  Handbooks  and  Foreign 
Handbooks.  Various  prices.  Travel 
Talk,  Si. 40.  Handbook  Dictionary,  Eng- 
lish, French,  and  German,  S2.40.  N.  Y., 
Scribner. 

Nansen,  Fridtjof. 

Eskimo    Life.     Translated  by  Wm.  Archer. 

lllus.     N.  Y.,  Longmans,  1893,  §2. 50. 

A  description  of  Arctic  life  by  a  man  of  science. 

919. 
Nordenskiold,  A.  E.,  Baron. 

Voyage  of  the  Vega.     N.  Y.,   Macmillan, 

18S6,  Si. 75- 

Gives  an  account  of  the  first  circumnavigation  of 
Europe  and  Asia,  in  1878-9.  Sketches  previous  Arctic 
voyages,  with  details  of  their  scientific  results.  The 
work  is  a  mine  of  unusual  richness  for  the  student  of 
science,  while  so  written  as  to  be  both  intelligible  and 
delightful  to  the  ordinary  reader. — Nation.        910.4. 

Oliphant,  Laurence. 

Haifa  ;  OR,  Life  in  Modern  Palestine. 
Edited,  with  introduction,  by  Chas.  A. 
Dana.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  18S6,  $1.75. 

The  chief  interest  of  the  letters  is  their  portrayal  of 
the  social  and  political  conditions  during  1882-85. 

915.69. 

Palestine.     See  Oliphant,  L. ;  Thomson,  W.  M. 

Paraguay.     See  Child,  T. 

Parkin,  George  R. 

The  Great  Dominion  :  Studies  of  Canada. 
Maps.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1S95,  $1.75. 

A  most  readable  survey  of  the  Canadian  provinces 
and  territories,  their  resources,  trade  relations,  and 
political  tendencies.  Of  much  value  and  interest  to 
the  traveller  in  Canada.  The  author  is  a  staunch  up- 
holder of  British  connection,  and  regards  Canada  as 
of  great  and  increasing  importance  to  the  remainder  of 
the  British  Empire.  For  an  opposite  view  see  Gold- 
win  Smith's  "Canada  and  the  Canadian  Question" 
<N.  Y.,  Macmillan.  $2).  "    917.1. 

Parkman,  Francis. 

Historic  Handbook  of  the  Northern 
TOUR  ;  Lakes  George  and  Champlain,  Ni- 
agara, Montreal,  Quebec.  Bost.,  Little, 
Brown  &  Co.,  18S5,  Si. 50. 

Author  is  the  famous  historian.  973.2. 

Patagonia.     See  Hudson,  C.  II. 
Peary,  Mrs.  Josephine  D. 

My  Arctic  Journal:  A  Year  (189T-92) 
Among  Ice-Fields  and  Eskimos.  Illus. 
\\    Y.,  Contemporary  Pub.  Co.,  1S93,  S2. 

Includes  a  narrative  by  Robert  E.  Peary  of  his 
journey  across  Greenland  Nol  as  scientificallj  exact 
as  Hansen's  "  Eskimo  Life,"  but  less  gloomy. — Littr- 

ary  World.  919.8. 

Persia.     See  Benjamin,  S.  G.  W. 
Peru.     See  Child,  T. 


N.    Y.,   Harper,    1S93, 


Ralph,  Julian. 

Our    Great  West. 
S2.50. 

Sketches,  by  a  practised  observer  and  journalist,  of 
Chicago,  the  Dakotas,  Montana,  Washington,  Colo- 
rado, Wyoming,  Utah,  and  San  Francisco.  Interest- 
ing, informing,  sympathetic.  917-3 

Russia.  See  Brandes,  G. ;  Hapgood,  Isabel  F. ; 
Hare,  A.  J.  C,  "Studies  in  Russia";  Wal- 
lace, D.  M. 


Satchel  Guide  :    for  the  Vacation    Tourist   in 
Europe.     Bost.,  Houghton,  1S94,  $1.50. 

The  essentials  for  the  traveller  are  here.  914. 


Scidmore,  Miss  Elizabeth  Ruhamah. 

Alaska  ;  Its  Southern  Coasi  and  the  Sit- 
kan  Archifelago.  Map  and  illus.  Bost., 
Lothrop,  1885,  $1.50;  paper,  50  c. 

Accurate.  Good  account  of  mining  industry  in 
Southeastern  Alaska.  Graphic  description  of  the 
scenery  of  the  archipelago,  and  thoughtful  presenta- 
tion of  some  historical  facts. — Nation.  917.98. 


N.    Y..    F.     H. 


Smith,  A.  T. 

Chinese    Characteristics. 
Revell  Co.,  1S04,  S2. 

Twenty- two  years'  residence  among  the  people, 
with  command  of  their  language,  has  enabled  Mr. 
Smith  to  see  the  Chinese  as  they  are.  While  pitilessly 
telling  the  truth,  there  is  nothing  of  the  cynic  about 
him.  On  the  contrary,  every  page  shows  the  author's 
kindness  of  heart  and  willingness  to  set  forth  the  facts 
both  in  the  light  and  the  shade. — Nation.  915.1. 

Smith,  Goldwin. 

A   Trip  to   England.     N.    Y.,    Macmillan, 
1892,  75  c. 

A  few  of  the  subjects  touched  upon  are:  Historical 
Britain;  the  Celts;  Roman  England  ;  Saxon  England  ; 
England  in  the  Middle  Ages;  the  cathedrals;  the 
monasteries;  old  city  walls;  Elizabethan  manor 
houses;  the  age  of  the  Stuarts;  the  universities;  the 
great  public  schools:  the  royal  palaces:  English 
climate;  London  society;  suburban  life.  Written  in 
a  key  of  elevated  sentiment  by  a  man  who  sees  much 
of  beauty  passing  with  the  old  order.  914.2. 

Spain.     See  Amicis,  D',  E.;  Borrow,  George. 

Spanish  Vocabulary.     See   Appleton's   guide 
to  Mexico. 


N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1S90, 


Stanley,  Henry  M. 

In  Darkest  Africa. 
2  vols.,  $7.50. 

The  first  volume  carries  us  to  Lake  Albert  Nyanza, 
on  whose  shores  the  lost  Emin  Pasha  was  found  :  the 
second  volume  carries  us  to  Zanzibar.  It  is  all  a  won- 
derful panorama  of  scenery  incomparable,  of  human- 
ity unmatched,  of  effort  prodigious,  of  incident  as 
true  as  truest  history. — Literary  World.  916. 

Thomson,  W.  M.,  D.D. 

THE  Land  and  THE  Book  ;  or,  Biducal 
[llustrations  Drawn  from  the  Man- 
ners and  Customs,  the  Scenes  and 
Scenery,  of  hif  I !•  >t  \  Land.  3  vols. 
Vol.  I.,  Southern  Palestine  and  Jerusalem. 
Vol.  II.,  Central  Palestine  and  Phoenicia. 
Vol.  III.,  Lebanon,  Damascus  and  Beyond 
Jordan.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  1SS5,  S'7-50. 

Dr.  Thomson  combines  in  an  eminent  degree  a 
liveh  sense  tor  the  striking  and  picturesque  in  Nature, 
with  greal  familiarity  with  the  Bible.  His  work  is 
fresh,  quickening  to  feeling  and  fancy,  and  redolent 
of  simplicity  and  the  fragrance  of  the  held. — Nation. 

915.69. 


Travel  and  Exploration. 


59 


Tracy,  Albert  ("  Albert  Leffingwell  "). 
Rambles  Through  JapanWithoi  i  a. Guide. 

N.  V.,  Baker  ..V    Taylor,   iS.^,  $1.50. 

As  .1  traveller's  impressions  and  .is  a  diary  of  small 
compass,  it  is  the  must  realistic,  the  most  entertaining, 
the  most  trustworthy  book  ol  the  sort  we  have  seen. — 
Nation.  015.2. 

Trollope,  Mrs.  Frances  E.  (Milton). 

Domestic  Manners  of  ras  Americans,     x. 
V..  I  >odd,  Mead  &  Co.,  1  ^<)4,  2  vols.,  §3.50. 

This  sixty-year-old  classic  ought  to  be  read  with  the 
greatest  avidity,  tor  it  is  history  in  its  must  t.ikm- 
form.  Mrs.  rroUope's  reflections  have  still  a  salutaiy 
lcssi'ii  for  us — her  book  enables  us  to  learn  something 
about  the  development  of  American  manners  and  char- 
acter in  our  dark  ages.— Nation.  917.3. 


United  States. 
Finck,  H. 
C.  D. 


See  Appleton's  general  guide; 
T. ;     Ralph,    Julian;    Warner, 


Uruguay.     See  Child,  T. 
Vincent,  Frank. 

Actual  Africa;    or,   The  Coming  Conti- 
nent.    N.  Y„  Appleton,  1895,  $5. 

A  comprehensive  and  most  informing  book  on 
Africa,  especially  as  a  continent  of  vast  resources  un- 
developed. Author  is  a  traveller  of  world-wide  ex- 
perience. 916. 

Around  and  About  South  America.    N.  Y., 
Appleton,  1S90,  $5. 

A  narrative  of  twenty  months'  circumnavigation  of 
South  America,  every  page  of  which  not  only  gives 
evidence  of  personal  experience,  but   abounds  with 


minute  pictures  of  si  enen  ,  an  lull  <  turc.  human  groups 
and  figures  all  the  varied  life  of  a  fascinating  con- 
tinent.—Literary  World.  918. 

Wallace,  Donald  MacKenzie. 

Russia.     N.  Y.,  Holt,  1-77,  £2. 

Author  lived  in  Russia  si\  years;  learned  its  lan- 
guage and  travelled  widely,  studying  the  most  charac- 
teristic classes  of  the  population.  He  gives  a  thorough 
account  of  the  government,  and  of  the  religious  and 
social  life  of  the  pi  opli  1  spec  ially  full  and  <  (ear  in  ex- 
plaining the  Mir,  or  Russian  village  community. — 
Nation.  9147. 

Warner,  Chas.  Dudley. 

Studies  in  the  S<  iuth  and  West,  with  C >m- 
MENTS  ox  Canada.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  1889, 
$1.75. 

A  book  which  will  inform  Eastern  and  Northern 
people  .  .  .  how  small  a  section  of  the  United  States 
they  belong  to;  it  Will  enable  them  to  think  rightly  of 
the  tendencies  of  thought  and  life  which  make  the 
Great  West.— Literary  World.  917. 3. 

Winter,  William. 

Gray  Days  and  Gold  in  England  and 
Scotland.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1892,  75  c. 

A  record  of  sentimental  journeyings  in  muse-haunted 
regions  of  England  and  Scotland,  1888-90. — Literary 
World.  914. 

Shakespeare's     England.      Illus.     N.    Y., 

Macmillan,  1S91,  75  c. 

"Relates  largely  to  Warwickshire,  and  depicts notso 
much  the  England  of  fact  as  the  England  created  and 
hallowed  by  the  spirit  of  poetry  of  which  Shake- 
speare is  the  soul."  914. 


LITERATURE. 


A  SELECTION    OF  THE  BEST  ENGLISH   AND   AMERICAN  AUTHORS   IN   THE   DEPART- 
MENTS  OF   POETRY    AND    BELLES-LETTRES;    WITH    BRIEF  NOTES 
ON    THE    ACCEPTED    EDITIONS, 

BY  G.   MERCER  ADAM, 

Author  of  iKA   Pregis  of  English  History"   etc. 

Literature  consists  of  all  the  books— and  they  are  not  so  many — where  moral  truth  and  human  passion  are  touched  with 
a  certain  largeness,  sanity,  and  attraction  of  form.  My  notion  of  the  literaiy  student  is  of  one  who  through  books  explores  the 
strange  voyages  of  man's  moral  reason,  the  impulses  of  the  human  heart,  the  chances  and  changes  that  have  overtaken 
human  ideals  of  virtue  and  happiness,  of  conduct  and  manners,  and  the  shifting  fortunes  of  great  conceptions  of  truth  and  vir- 
tue. Poets,  dramatists,  humorists,  satirists,  masters  of  fiction,  the  great  preachers,  the  character  writers,  the  maxim-writers, 
the  great  political  orators — they  are  all  litcratuie  in  so  far  as  they  teach  us  to  know  man  and  to  know  human  nature.  This  is 
whit  makes  literature,  rightly  sifted  and  selected  and  rightly  studied,  not  the  mere  elegant  trilling  that  it  is  so  often  and  so 
erroneously  supposed  to  be,  but  a  proper  instrument  for  a  systematic  training  of  the  imagination  and  the  sympathies,  and  of 
a  genial  and  varied  moral  sensibility.— John  Mokley  :  On  the  Study  of  Literature. 


Anthologies. 

Coates,  Henry  T.,  Editor. 

Fireside  Encyclopaedia  of  Poetry.  2Sth 
edition.     Phila.,  Porter  &  Coates,  $5. 

An  excellent  collection,  representing  four  hundred 
and  fifty  poets,  English  and  American.  With  por- 
traits and  fac-similesof  their  handwriting.  808. 

Dana,  Charles  A.,  Editor. 

Household  Book  of  Poetry.  New  and 
enlarged  edition,  with  engravings.  N.  Y., 
Appleton,  $5. 

An  essentially  household  anthology  of  English  and 
American  song,  compiled  with  sympathy,  judgment, 
and  taste.     The  poems  are  grouped  topically.        808. 

Lighthall,  William  D.,  Editor. 

Canadian  Poems  and  Lays.  Selections  from 
Native  Verse,  reflecting  the  Seasons,  Le- 
gends, and  Life  of  the  Dominion.  (Can- 
terbury Poets  series.)  London.  Walter 
Scott,  is.;  N.  Y.,  A.  Lovell,  40c. 

A  characteristic  anthology  of  Canadian  song,  se- 
lected with  taste  and  good  judgment.  The  volume 
embraces  the  popular  work  of  Sangster,  Reade,  Heavy- 
sege,  Murray,  Martin,  and  Kirby,  among  the  earlier 
bards,  and  of  Roberts,  Lampman,  Scott,  McLennan, 
Thomson.  Campbell,  and  others  of  a  later  era.  The 
poems  treat  of  the  many  picturesque  phases  of  Cana- 
dian scenery,  sports,  and  other  outdoor  life,  with  the 
expression  of  native  poetic  thought  in  history  and 
legend.  808. 

Mackay,  Charles,  Editor. 

A  Thousand  and  One  Gems  of  Poetry. 
N.  Y.,  Routledge,  Si. 50. 

A  good  collection  for  handy  and  popular  use,  uni- 
form with  the  same  editor's  "A  Thousand  and  One 
Gems  of  Prose,"  N.  Y.,  Routledge,  $1.50.  808. 

Sladen,  Douglas  B.  W.,  Editor. 
Australian    Ballads  and  Rhymes.      (Can- 
terbury   Poets    series.)      London,    Walter 
Scott,  is.;  N.  Y.,  A.  Lovell,  40  c. 

The  promising  first-fruits  in  song  of  a  group  of 
young  Australian  nations.  Well-selected  examples  are 
given  of  the  representative  verse,  including  Hush 
songs,  of  native  writers.  Adam  Lindsay  Gordon,  Henry 
Kendall,  the  editor,  and  others. 

Ward,  T.  Humphry,  Editor. 

The  English  POETS.  Vol.  I.,  Chaucer  to 
Donne;  Vol  II.,  Hen  Jonson  to  Drvden; 
Vol.  III.,  Addison  to'  Blake;  Vol.  IV. , 
Wordsworth  to  Tennyson  and  Rossetti. 
Students'  edition.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  4 
vols.,  $4. 
An     invaluable    collection,    with    prefatory    critical 


notices  by  scholars  and  writers,  and  a  general  intro- 
duction by  Matthew  Arnold.  821.08 

Selections,  chiefly  Prose. 
Craik,  Henry,  Editor. 

English  Prose  Selections.  Students'  edi- 
tion. N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  5  vols.,  Si.  10  per 
vol. 

A  useful  working  cyclopaedia  of  English  prose,  'with 
critical  introductions  by  various  writers,  and  general 
introductions  to  each  period — from  the  14th  to  ths  19th 
century — by  the  editor.  Vol.  V.  in  preparation  June, 
1895.  820.8. 

Pancoast,  Henry  S. 

Representative     English     Literature. 

N.  Y.,  Holt,  Si. 75. 

An  excellent  compend,  illustrative,  expository,  and 
critical.    Good  selections.  820.8. 

Stedman,  Edmund  Clarence,  and  Hutchinson, 
Miss  E.  M. 

Library  of  American  Literature.     N.  Y. , 

Wm.   Evarts   Benjamin,   11   vols.,  S30  and 

upwards. 

A  comprehensive  work,  compiled  with  judgment 
and  taste,  by  the  well-known  poet  and  critic,  Mr.  Sted- 
man, assisted  by  Miss  Hutchinson.  Over  1200  Ameri- 
can authors  are  represented  by  selections  from  their  best 
prose  and  verse,  the  whole  forming  a  treasure-house  of 
national  literary  reference.  Well  illustrated  with  por- 
traits and  other  engravings.  8l0.8. 

Histories  and  Criticism. 

Brooke,  Stopford  A. 

Primer  of   English   Literature.      N.    Y., 
Am.  Book  Co.,  35  c. 
The  most  compact  and  useful  introduction.    820.7. 

Hawthorne,  Julian,  ,(»(/  Lemmon,  Leonard. 

American  Literature:  a  Text-Book  for 
Schools  and  Colleges.     Bost.,  Heath,  Si. 25. 

Critical  and  stimulating,  with  a  good  body  of  selec- 
tions. 

Oliphant,  Mrs.  M.  O.  W. 
Victorian  Age    of    English    Literature. 
Students'    edition.       N.    Y.,    Lovell,    Cor- 
yell, 2  vols,  in  1,  S2. 

An  appreciative  and  intelligent  survey  of  the  litera- 
ture of  the  et  1,  with  a  critical  analysis  and  exposition 
of  the  characters  and  writings  of  over  500  eminent 
English  authors,  from  the  founding  of  the  great  Quar- 
terlies to  the  literary  and  journalistic  activities  of  to- 
day 820.7. 


Literature. 


61 


Richardson,  Charles  F. 

AMEncAN  Literature,  1607-1885.  N.  v., 
Putnam,  2  vols,  in  1,  $3.50. 

Contents:    fx)    The    Development    of    Amei 
Thought;  {■>)  American   Poetry  and   Fiction. 

An  interesting  compendium,  giving  a  good,  though 
hardly  a  critical,  survc\  oi  the  held.    Diffuse  m  stvle 

810.0. 
Taine,  Hippolyte  A. 

History  of  English  Literature.  Trans- 
lated by  II.  Van  Laun.  N.  V.,  Holt,  2 
vols..  Library  edition,  $5;  Students'  edi- 
tion, 2  vols,  in  1 ,  M.Jo. 

\  itandard  work  by  an  acute  and,  on  the  whole, 
well-informed  French  critic.  820.0. 

Tyler,  M.  Coit. 

History  of  American  Literature,  1607- 
1705.     N.  Y.,  Putnam,  2  vols,  in  1,  §3. 

A  thorough  and  exhaustive  chronicle  of  American 
literary  annals,  down  to  the  Revolution.  810.0. 

Tin-  Bible. 
Cook,  Albert  S. 

The  Bikle  and  English  Prose  Style.  Bost., 
Heath,  55  c. 

Displays  the  Bible  as  a  superb  model  of  literary  style. 
Gives  extracts  from  the  English  version  of  161 1.     220. 

Individual  Authors. 

Addison,  Joseph.     [1672-1719.] 

English  essayist,  and  associate  with  Sir  Richard 
Steele  in  the  production  of  The  Spectator \  The  Tatter, 
and  The  Guardian,  publications  at  the  time  of  a  new 
order,  in  which  literature,  politics,  and  morals  were 
treated  in  an  original  and  graceful  style.  Addison's 
literary  career  began  in  1704  with  The  Campaign  /he  met 
with  instantaneoussuccessas  a  writer  of  pure  idiomatic 
English, of  unfailing  genial  philosophy,  and  withal  ex- 
ceeding happy  as  an  observerof  life  and  manners.  His 
prose  style  was  deemed  by  Johnson  so  admirable  as  to 
call  forth  the  well-known  eulogy  :  "  Whoever  wishes  to 
attain  an  English  style,  familiar  but  not  coarse,  and 
elegant  but  not  ostentatious,  must  give  his  days  and 
nights  to  the  study  of  Addison."  To  his  charming 
and  felicitous  essays,  the  happiest  of  which  is  that  on 
"  Sir  Roger  de  Coverley,"  Addison  solely  owes  his 
fame.  For  delicate  humor,  coupled  with  sound  com- 
mon-sense, he  has  hardly  a  rival.  Literature  owes 
him  a  dt'bt  for  being  the  first  to  bring  Milton's  writings 
to  the  knowledge  of  the  reading  world.  824.52. 

Complete  Works.  With  Notes  by  Bishop 
Hurd  (Bohn).  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  6  vols., 
86. 

Contains  besides  the  Spectator.  Tatter,  and  Guar- 
dian essays,  his  plays,  poems,  and  letters. 

Essays.  Chosen  and  edited  by  J.  R.  Green 
(the  historian).      N.  Y.,   Macmillan,  Si. 

iSlK   Ri  ".1  !     M    COVERLl  v. 
Selections  from  i  iik  Spectator. 
C.\  i"  :  a  Tragedy. 

With  Notes  for  school  use  in  English  Classic 
series.      N.  Y.,  Maynard,  paper,  12  c.  each. 

Aldrich,  Thomas  Bailey.     [1836-.] 

New  England  poet  and  novelist.  His  verse  is  artis- 
tic, graceful  in  thought,  and  delicate  in  workmanship. 
Many  of  his  lyrics  and  Bonnets  are  almost  faultless  in 
their  art,  and  give  him  perhaps  the  chief  plaoc  among 


living  American  poets.    His  poetical  writings  include 
"The  Ballad  of  Babj  Bell,  and ei  Poems,"  "Mer- 

1  Drama,"  and  "  Later  Lyrics,"  and  :       811.4. 

Poems.      Household  edition.     Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, $1.50. 
A  characteristic  and  comprehensive  collection. 

The  Sisters'  Tragedy,  with  Other  Poems, 
Lyrical  and  Dramatic.      Bost.,  Houghton, 

Si. 25. 

CLOTH  OF  Gold,  and  Other  Poems.     Bost., 
Houghton,  $1.50. 

Flower  and  Thorn.    Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 25. 

Lyrics  and  Sonnets.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1. 

Arnold,  Matthew.     [1S22-1888.] 

Poet  and  critic,  an  acute  and  independent  thinker,  an 
accomplished  scholar,  a  master  of  English  prose.  As 
became  a  son  of  Thomas  Arnold,  the  famous  master  of 
Rugby,  he  was  essentially  a  religious  man,  yet  he  early 
broke  away  from  traditional  theology  as  a  stern  critic 
of  English  Christianity.  Here  his  most  characteristic 
book  is  "Literature  and  Dogma."  In  "Culture  and 
Anarchy"  he  bears  down  upon  Philistinism,  upon  the 
vulgar  notion  that  puts  the  means  of  living  above  life. 
To  this  theme  throughout  his  works  he  returns  again 
and  again.  In  the  realm  of  poetry  Arnold  has  genuine 
dramatic  insight  and  a  deep  idealism,  joined  to  tine 
sensibilities  and  a  rare  distinction  of  art  and  manner. 
He  is  the  greatest  of  European  elegiac  poets,  and  the 
melancholy  of  his  verse  is  often  relieved  by  many  pas- 
sages of  calm  and  even  buoyant  beauty. 

Passages  from  the  Prose  Writings.     N.  Y. , 
Macmillan,  $1.  824.85. 

Literature  and  Dogma.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
Si. 50. 

Culture  and   Anarchy,  and   Friendship's 
Garland.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si-50. 

Complete  Prose  Works.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
9  vols.,  S13.50. 

Poetical  Works.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  3  vols., 
$5;  Globe  edition,  1  vol.,  Si. 75- 

821.8. 
Bacon,  Francis,  Lord.     [1 561-1626.] 

Philosopher,  statesman,  and  man  of  letters,  whom 
Izaak  Walton  called  "  the  great  secretary  of  nature  and 
all  learning."  To  Bacon,  the  literature  of  philosophy  is 
indebted  for  the  impulse  he  gave  to  scientific  inquiry  by 
his  powerful  and  eloquent  exposition  of  its  methods  in 
his"  Novum  Organum  "  and  "  Advancement  of  Learn- 
ing," while  literature  in  general  owes  acknowledgment 
to  him  for  his  popularization  of  the  essay.  While  his 
scientific  treatises  created  a  revolution  in  the  domain 
of  philosophy,  and,  as  Macaulay  says,  produced  avast 
influence  on  the  opinions  of  mankind,  it  is  "in  the 
essays  alone  that  the  mind  of  Bacon  is  brought  into 
immediate  contact  with  the  minds  of  ordinary  read- 
ers." The  essays  are  the  observations  and  deductions 
of  a  great  intellect  occupied  with  the  problem  of  human 
life,  and  actuated  by  the  desire  to  disseminate  pruden- 
tial counsels  in  its  direction  and  guidance.  Their  wis- 
dom, their  pithiness  of  style,  are  unapproached  in 
English  literature.  824.3. 

Essays  ;  or,  Counsels,  Civil  and   Moral. 

N.  V.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  75c. 

Includes,  besides  the  Essays,  the  Apothegms,  Ele- 
gant Sentences,  and  the  series  of  mythological  fables, 
entitled  "The  Wisdom  of  the  Ancients.' 


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Literature. 


Essays,     with    annotations     by     Archbishop 
Whately.     Bost.,    Lee  &  S.,  $1.50;  N.  Y., 
Longmans,  $3.50. 
The  annotations  are  often  as  good  as  the  essays. 

Novum  Organum,  and  Advancement  of 
LEARNING.  (Bohn.)  N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
§1.50. 

Browning,  Elizabeth  Barrett.     [1S09-1861.] 

The  greatest  English  poetess,  a  woman  of  rare  cul- 
ture, delicate  sensibilities,  and  fine  emotions.  As  an 
artist  her  main  fault  is  over-fluency.  Her  longest 
work,  "Aurora  Leigh,"  first  published  in  1856,  is  a 
novel  in  blank  verse,  into  which,  as  the  author  tells  us, 
"her  highest  convictions  upon  life  and  art  have  en- 
tered." Besides  a  large  body  of  miscellaneous  verse, 
characterized  by  much  grace  of  style  and  delicacy 
of  feeling,  Mrs.  Browning  wrote  "  Casa  Guidi  Win- 
dows," which  deals  mainly  with  the  Italian  aspirations 
for  liberty  and  unity— themes  that  engrossed  the  minds 
of  both  herself  and  het  husband  ;  and  "  Sonnets  from 
the  Portuguese,"  a  series  of  the  finest  love  poetry  in 
the  language— the  outpourings  of  a  woman's  richest 
thought  and  tenderest  feeling.  At  an  early  age  she  pub- 
lished a  fine  translation  of  the  "  Prometheus  Bound," 
of  iEschylus,  and,  in  her  later  years,  "  Poems  Before 
Congress."  In  "  Elizabeth  Barrett  Browning,"  an 
essay  (Bost.,  Houghton,  40c.  or  75  c),  Edmund  Clarence 
Stedman  gives  a  thoughtful  characterization  of  the  poet; 
the  volume  also  contains  Mrs.  Browning's  "  Lady 
Geraldine's  Courtship,"  and  favorite  poems  from 
Robert  Browning;  the  essay  appears  as  a  chapter  in 
Mr.  Stedman's  "  Victorian  Poets."  821.82. 

Poems  and  Letters.  N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Cor- 
yell, 7  vols.,  $5. 

Poetical  Works.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  75  cents 
and  upwards. 

Browning,  Robert.     [1812-1889.] 

Most  eminent  of  psychological  poets,  and  great 
contemporary  writer  of  dramatic  idyls  and  mono- 
logues. If  too  metaphysical  to  be  popular,  Browning 
is  not  the  less  worthy  of  the  poetical  student's  atten- 
tion for  the  profound  thought  that  underlies  his  often 
rugged  and  sometimes  obscure  verse.  His  greatest 
achievement  is  "The  Ring  and  the  Book,"  a  series  of 
poetized  versions  of  a  tragedy  which  took  place  at 
Rome  at  the  close  of  the  17th  century.  His  other 
writings  include  "Strafford,"  an  historical  tragedy; 
"Sordello,"  a  psychological  narrative;  "Paracelsus," 
a  drama  delineating  the  history  of  a  soul  aiming  to 
reach  perfection  but  thwarted  in  its  pu-suit ;  "  Fifine 
at  the  Fair,"  dramas  on  Greek  subjects;  and  a  story 
of  Brittany—"  Red-Cotton  Night-Cap  Country."  His 
more  popular  and  generally  appreciated  writings  are, 
however,  to  be  found  in  his  minor  poems  and  lyrics, 
which  include  such  graphic  pictures  of  human  char- 
acter and  passion  as  "  Evelyn  Hope,"  "  In  a  Year," 
and  "  Home  Thoughts  from  Abroad  "  ;  and  some  fine 
historical  poems,  sm  h  as  the  battle  of  La  Hogue,  in 
"Hcrve  Kiel,"  and  "How  They  Brought  the  Good 
News  from  Ghent  to  Aix."  821.83. 

Complete  Works.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  9 
vols.,  $20;  Bost.,  Houghton,  7  vols., 
$11.25. 

Selections  from  the  Poetical  Works. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  2  vols.,  $2.50. 

Selections.      N.  Y.,  Crowell,  75  cents  and 
upwards. 
A  meritorious  volume. 


Dramatic  Idylls.  (1st  and  2d  series.) 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.50. 

Browning  Primer.  By  Esther  P.  Defries, 
with  Introduction  by  Dr.  F.  J.  FurnivaL 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  40  c. 

A  useful  introduction  with  sympathetic  criticism. 

Browning  :  Chief  Poet  of  the  Age.  By 
William  G.  Kingsland.  Bost.,  Poet- Lore 
Co.,  $1.25. 

Biographical  and  critical,  admirably  suited  to  the 
student  beginning  to  explore  Browning,  and  who  may 
next  take  up  the  books  by  Mrs.  Orr,  Prof.  Corson,  or 
Mr.  Cooke. 

Introduction  to  Browning.  By  Hiram 
Corson,  LL.D.     Bost.,  Heath,  $1.50. 

Intelligent  and  acute  criticism,  dealing  with  Brown- 
ing's dramatic  art  and  supplying  the  arguments  of 
his  poems.  Omits  explanation  of  the  poet's  many 
puzzling  allusions. 

Handbook  to  Robert  Browning's  Writ- 
ings. By  Mrs.  Sutherland  Orr.  N.  Y., 
Macmillan,  $1.75. 

An  approved  Browning  Manual  and  key  to  the 
poet's  writings.     It  had  his  general  supervision. 

GUIDE-BOOK    TO    THE    POETIC   AND    DRAMATIC 

Works  of  Robert  Browning.     By  George 
Willis  Cooke.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $2. 

Furnishes  notes  and  introductions  to  all  the  poems. 
The  Nation  says":  "  It  may  fairly  be  called  a  com- 
pendious Browning  library  in  itself."  Written  after 
Mrs.  Orr's  book,  and  with  fuller  information. 

Browning  Cyclopaedia.  By  Dr.  Edward 
Berdoe.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $3.50. 

Comprehensive  and  trustworthy. 

Bryant,  William  Cullen.     [1794-1S7S.] 

One  of  the  earliest  of  eminent  native  poets.  His 
verse,  unfortunately  meagre  in  volume,  maintains  the 
distinction  which  it  from  the  first  won,  for  its  fine 
contemplative  character  and  rare  moral  beauty.  Bry- 
ant drew  not  a  little  of  his  inspiration  from  Words- 
worth, and,  like  the  greatest  of  the  Lake  Poets,  he  was 
profoundly  responsive  to  the  influences  and  the  beauty 
of  Nature.  But  Bryant  had  a  voice  and  characteristics 
of  his  own,  which  are  expressive  of  the  New  rather 
than  of  the  Old  World.  "  Thanatopsis,"  written  at 
the  age  of  nineteen,  remains  the  high-water  mark  of 
his  poetic  genius.  It  is  a  woodland  meditation  on 
death.  Of  merit  almost  as  high  are  his  "  Hymn  of 
the  City,"  "  Forest  Hymn,"  "June,"  "  The  Antiquity 
of  Freedom,"  "  To  the  Fringed  Gentian,"  and  "  To  a 
Water-Fowl."  For  many  years  of  Bryant's  busy  life 
he  was  Editor-in-Chief  of  the  New  York  Evening 
Pott.  In  his  declining  years  he  found  solace  in  trans- 
lating the  "Iliad"  and  "Odyssey"  into  English 
blank  verse.  811.33. 

Poetical  Works,  Prose  Writings,  Life, 
and  Correspondence.  Edited  by  Parke 
Godwin.  With  portraits.  N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
6  vols.,  $iS. 

An  authoritative  edition,  edited  by  the  poet's  son- 
in-law.  It  includes  his  Essays,  Tales,  Travels,  Ad- 
dresses, and  c  irations. 

Poetical  Works.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  House- 
hold edition,  $1.50;  Cabinet  edition,  $1. 

Homer's  Iliad  and  Odyssey.      Translated. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  £2  50  each. 
Especially  strong  in  the  descriptive  passages. 


Literature. 


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W.C.BRYANT.  By  John  Bigelow.  (Ameri- 
can Men  of  Letters  series.)  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, Si.  25. 

A  sympathetic  and  adequate  biography. 

Burns,  Robert.     [1759-1796.] 

Scotland's  greatest  poet, and  one  of  tin-  sweetest 
writers ol  Urns  and  s.m^s  m  the  language.  A  man 
<>f  passionate  sympathy  with  his  fellow-men,  he  has 
interpreted  for  us,  as  no  other  has,  the  thought,  feel- 
ing, ami  manners,  as  well  as  the  lite,  of  the  Scottish 
peasant.  With  an  intense  love  of  Nature,  and  an  eye 
to  see  the  tender  and  humorous  Side  of  life,  and  tore- 
veal  it  in  good  fellowship,  often  to  his  moral  harm, 
Burns  appeals  to  all  humanity,  or  to  those  at  least  who 
I  are  to  master  his  homely  Lowland  Scotch.  A  certain 
coarseness  in  places  disfigures  his  work,  as  certain 
failings  marred  his  life.  Rut  with  all  his  defects  he 
was  a  man,  and  no  mincing  sentimentalist,  and  has 
left  behind  him  a  great  treasury  of  melodious,  touch- 
ing, and  true-hearted  song.  821.67. 

Poems.  Songs,  and  Letters.  Edited  by 
Alexander  Smith.    N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.75. 

The  Complete  Works,  in  compact  form,  with  Me- 
moir, sympathetically  edited. 

Poems.  Edited  by  G.  A.  Aitken.  (Aldine 
Poets.)     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  3  vols.,  $2.25. 

A  handy,  readable  edition,  in  good  type. 

Robert  Burns.  By  Principal  J.  C.  Shairp. 
(English  Men  of  Letters  series.)  N.  Y., 
Harper,  75  c. 

A  very  satisfactory  life  of  the  poet  and  critical  esti- 
mate of  his  genius. 

Byron  [Lord],  George  Gordon  Noel.     [17S8- 
1^24. 

One  of  the  greatest  and  most  prolific  of  England's 
poets,  as  he  is  the  most  misanthropic  and  defiant  of  the 
conventionalities  of  her  moral,  religious,  and  social  life. 
His  independent,  restless,  masterful  spirit  breathes 
through  writings  characterized  by  passionate  energy, 
intense  subjectivity  highly  tinged  with  scepticism,  and 
a  romantic  picturesqueness,  expressed  in  a  remarkable 
flow  of  melodious  and  nervous  language.  A  large 
portion  of  his  verse  deals  with  Oriental  tales,  many  of 
them  drawn  from  the  scenery,  history,  and  legends  of 
Greece,  into  whose  cause,  while  that  country  was 
throwing  off  the  yoke  of  the  Turk,  the  poet  ardently 
threw  himself,  at  the  cost  of  an  early  and  much  re- 
gretted death.  Greece,  it  has  been  said,  made  Byron  a 
poet ;  to  his  travels  we  owe  the  two  works  by  which  he 
is  best  known,  "Don  Juan"  and  "  Childe  Harold's 
Pilgrimage."  In  the  former  we  have  a  poetic  medley 
of  description  and  narration,  reciting  the  roaming  ad- 
ventures of  a  youth,  around  whom  the  poet  has  hung 
"his  wealth  of  wit,  humor,  satire,  pathos,  and 
descriptive  beauty."  "Childe  Harold,"  which  tirst 
brought    Byron  fame,  is  a  poem  of    extraordinary 

■ver,  full  of  the  energy  of  scorn  and  the  passion  of 
despair.  Its  misanthropy,  the  genuineness  of  which 
is  questioned,  is  relieved  by  the  grand  strain  of  pas- 
sion that  characterizes  the  verse,  and  by  a  for, 
superb  diction  that  carries  the  reader  irresistibly 
through  canto  after  canto  of  metrical  eloquence. 

821.76. 

Poetical  Works.     N\  Y.,  Routledge,  3  vols., 
14.50;  in  I  vol.,  Soc.  and  $1.50. 

Childe  Harold's  Pilgrimagb.     N.  Y.,  Rout- 
ledge,  40c. 


Poeirv.  Chosen  and  arranged  by  Matthew 
Arnold.      N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  fi. 

Preserving  verse  only  of  the  highest  quality. 

Lord  Byron.  By  Prof.  John  Nichol.  1  Eng- 
lish Men  of  Letters  series.)  N.  Y .,  Har- 
per, 75  c. 

A  competent  and  sympathetic  biography,  which, 

however,  does  not  spare  the  weaknesses  of  the  poet. 

Carlyle,  Thomas.     [1795-1SS1.]. 

Biographer,  historian,  and  essayist,  a  writer  who,  in 
spite  of  his  vehement  cynicism  and  the  verbal  eccen- 
tricities of  hisstyle,  exercised  a  profound  influence  00 
the  thought  of  his  age.  His  gifts  were  many  both  as 
a  thinker  and  as  a  writer.  He  had  fervid  imagination, 
forceful  powers  of  description,  a  marvellous  gift  of 
depicting  character,  and,  to  use  Jeffrey's  phrase,  "a 
dreadful  earnestness."  His  historical  works  are 
elsewhere  touched  upon  ;  here  we  have  only  to  do  with 
his  miscellaneous  writings.  These  include,  besides  a 
large  body  of  critical  essays,  translations,  and  con- 
tributions to  reviews,  a  "  Life  of  John  Sterling,"  poet 
and  critic  ;  lectures  on  "Heroes  and  Hero-Worship,'* 
in  which  Carlyle  expresses  his  passionate  regard  for 
the  heroic  in  history  and  for  the  commanding  hero, 
right  or  wrong;  his  "Sartor  Resartus  "  (the  tailor  re- 
made), professedly  a  review  of  a  German  treatise  on 
dress,  but  really  a  vent  for  its  author's  own  specula- 
tions and  "inward agonies"; and  "Past and  Present," 
a  vehement  arraignment  of  political  and  religious  ideas 
prevailing  fifty  years  ago  in  England,  with  a  trenchant 
indictment  of  quacks,  charlatans,  and  the  gospel  of 
Mammon,  which  the  Sage  held  was  destroying  rever- 
ence for  all  that  was  best  in  the  past. 

For  informing  characterization  see  Minto's  "  Man- 
ual of  English  Prose  Literature"  (Bost.,  Ginn,  $t.co). 

824.82. 

Complete  Works.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell, 

10  vols.,  §12. 

Past  and  Present.  N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell, 
75c. 

Heroes  and  Hero-Worship.  N.  Y.,  Lovell, 
Coryell,  75  c. 

Essays.  N.  Y.  Routledge,  $1.50;  Ward, 
Lock,  75  c. 

Comprising  "  Heroes  and  Hero-Worship,"  "  Sartor 
Resartus,"  "  Past  and  Present." 

Lives  <>k  Schiller  and  John  Sterling. 
N.  Y.,  Routledge,  $1.50. 

Admirable  biographies,  full  of  insight  and  knowl- 
edge, in  Carlyle's  earlier  and  saner  literary  style. 

Thomas  Carlyle.  By  Richard  Garnett. 
(Great  Writers  series  )      N.  Y.,  Scribner, 

1 1  ;  A.  Lovell,  40  c. 

Chaucer,  Geoffrey.     [1340-1400.] 

Chaucer,  "the  true  forerunner  and  prototype  of 
Shakespeare, "  has  given  us  his  best  work  in  "The 
Canterbury  Tales. "  Here  he  shows  his  knowledge 
and  love  of  men  and  women  as  they  are,  the  sagai  ity 
and  wit  that  make  him  worthy  of  almost  the  highest 
place  in  English  letters.  "The  Tales  "  are  somewhat 
difficult  to  read  without  the  aid  of  a  glossary,  since 
they  were  written  when  our  mother  tongue  was  just 
emerging  from  its  early  rude  and  little  organized  form. 
Despite  its  many  obsolete  words  and  unfamiliar  idi- 
oms, it  is  a  delightful  poem,  breathing  the  very  air  of 


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chivalry.  "The  Tales"  did  much  to  fix  a  standard 
for  the  language  as  well  as  to  give  impulse  to  English 
poetry.  They  are  supposed  to  be  told  by  a  party  of  pil- 
grims, of  diverse  ranks  and  callings,  on  the  way  to  the 
shrine  of  St.  Thomas  a  Becket  at  Canterbury.  Chaucer's 
other  work  includes  "The  Legend  of  Good  Women," 
"Troilus  and  Cresside,"  and  a  humorous  poem, 
"  The  Parliament,  or  Assembly,  of  Foules"  (Fowls). 
For  a  scholarly  and  charming  estimate  of  Chaucer, 
see  Lowell's  "  My  Study  Windows."  821.17. 

The  Oxford  Chaucer.  Edited  from  numer- 
ous MSS.  by  Prof.  W.  W.  Skeat.  N.  Y., 
Macmillan,  6  vols.,  $24. 

A  definitive  edition,  amply  annotated  by  a  great 
English  scholar,  enriched  with  various  readings  and 
elaborate  introductions.     Portrait  and  fac-similes. 

The  Students'  Chaucer.     Edited  by  Prof. 

W.   W.  Skeat.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  §1.75. 

A  most  serviceable  and  compact  edition,  reduced 
from  the  above  monumental  work. 

The  Canterbury   Tales.     Edited   by  John 

Saunders.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.60. 

A  useful  introduction  to  Chaucer,  whose  text  the 
editor  in  part  modernizes. 

Studies  in  Chaucer.  By  Prof.  T.  R.  Louns- 
bury.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  3  vols.,  $9. 

By  an  accomplished  American  scholar,  learned 
in  Chaucer's  era  and  his  work.  It  deals  with  the 
poets  life,  historical  and  legendary,  with  the  genuine 
and  spurious  writings,  and,  critically,  with  his  text, 
his  genius,  and  his  learning. 

The    Parliament    of    Foules.     Edited   by 

Prof.  Lounsbury.     Bost.,  Ginn,  50  c. 

A  revised  text,  with  literary  and  grammatical  intro- 
duction, notes,  and  glossary. 

The  Prologue,  Knightes  Tale,  Nonne 
Preeste's  Tale.  Edited  by  Prof.  Skeat. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  70  c. 

An  excellent  edition,  annotated  for  schools.  A 
fuller  selection  of  "  The  Canterbury  Tales,"  by  the 
.same  editor,  is  also  issued  (N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.10). 

Complete  Poetical  Works.  Edited  by 
Thomas  Tyrwhitt.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  $3. 

A  jjood  library  edition,  with  an  essay  on  Chaucer's 
language  and  versification,  life,  notes,  and  a  glos- 
sary. 

Canterbury     Tales.     Edited     by    Thomas 

Tyrwhitt.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  $1.40. 

A  good  and  handy  text,  with  glossary,  notes,  and 
introduction. 

Chaucer  for  Children.  By  Mrs.  H.  R. 
Havveis.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  81.25. 

Chaucer  for  Schools.  By  Mrs.  H.  R. 
Havveis.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1. 

Excellent  popularizations,  after  the  manner  of 
"  Lamb's  Tales  from  Shakespeare." 

Chaucer.     By  Prof.  A.  W.  Ward.     (English 
Men  of    Letters    series.)     N.   Y.,    Harper, 
75  c. 
A  biography  of  high  merit. 

Coleridge,  Samuel  Taylor.     [1772-1S34.] 

Poet,  miscellaneous  writer,  anil  threat  convener, 
whose  genius,  at  the  best  desultory  and  vagrant,  was 
unhappily  enslaved  by  the  opium-habit.  Having  im- 
bibed the  democratic  ideas  of  tin-  era  of  the  French 
Revolution,  Coleridge  formed  the  project  to  found, 
with  his  friend  Southey,  and  other  revolutionary 
youth  of  the  period,  a  "  Pantisocracy"   on  the  banks 


of  the  Susquehanna,  but  emigration  was  balked  by 
lack  of  funds,  and  the  scheme  of  a  communistic  so- 
ciety, like  many  other  of  Coleridge's  projects,  came 
to  nothing.  A  man  of  fine  intellect,  varied  knowl- 
edge, great  powers  of  reflection,  and  rare  critical 
taste,  with  the  true  lyrical  gift,  he  left  comparatively 
little  behind  him.  His  verse,  which  like  much  of  his 
prose,  is  that  of  a  dreamer,  has  a  haunting  beauty,  a 
poetic  grace  and  imaginative  fervor,  which  show  what 
literature  has  lost  by  his  mental  infirmity.  Besides 
his  poems,  his  chief  prose  works  are  his  "  Aids  to  Re- 
flection," "The  Friend,"  "Table  Talk,""  Biogra- 
phia  Literaria,"  and  a  volume  of  "  Lectures  on  Shake- 
speare. " 

Poetical  Works.  Edited  by  J.  Dykes 
Campbell.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.75. 

821.72. 

Table  Talk,  The  Ancient  Mariner,  and 
Christabel.  Edited  by  Prof.  H.  Morlev. 
N.  Y.,  Routledge,  50  c.  824.7. 

Cowper,  William.     [1731-1S00.] 

If  the  poet's  life  was  as  placid  as  his  own  "  Sleepy 
Ouse,"  his  recluse  existence  was  favorable  to  medi- 
tation. It  is  the  gentle  round  of  his  domestic  life, 
with  the  clicking  of  the  knitting-needles  and  the  hiss- 
ing of  the  tea-urn,  that  interests  us.  His  verse  is 
mainly  of  a  religious  and  didactic  character,  deeply 
tinged  with  melancholy.  It  was  of  value  in  breaking 
English  poetry  away  from  the  artificial  versification  of 
Pope  and  his  imitators,  and  bringing  it  back  to  truth 
and  nature.  821.65. 

Complete  Works.  Edited  by  Robert  Southey. 
(Bohn.)     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  8  vols.,  $S. 

The  Standard  Edition,  with  an  interesting  memoir, 
and  the  poet's  correspondence.  Besides  the  poems,  it 
includes  the  Homer  translations,  undeservedly  thrown 
in  the  shade  by  the  rhymed  couplets  of  Pope. 

Poetical  Works.  Edited  by  Rev.  Wm. 
Benham.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.75. 

By  far  the  best  single-volume  edition.  Edited 
with  useful  notes  and  a  good  memoir. 

Poems.  Edited  by  John  Bruce.  (Aldine 
Poets  series.)     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  3  vols., 

$2.25. 

A  handy,  approved  edition,  in  good  type. 

Selections  from  the  Poems.  Edited  by 
Mrs.  Oliphant.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  81. 

Cowper's  Letters.  Selected  and  edited  by 
Rev.  W.  Benham.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  81. 

COWPER.  By  Goldwin  Smith.  (English 
Men   of   Letters   series.)     N.   Y.,   Harper, 

75  c. 

The  man,  the  poet,  his  work,  and  his  age,  portrayed 
by  a  scholarly  hand. 

Curtis,  George  William.     [1S24-1S92.] 

Essayist,  journalist,  publicist,  and  man  of  letters. 
At  an  early  age  Curtis  attained  celebrity  as  the  writer 
of  a  series  of  prose-poems  of  travel,  in  which  humor, 
pathos,  and  graceful  sentiment  happily  blend  with  the 
polished  talk  of  a  thoughtful  and  highly  cultured  mind. 
The  scries  embraces  "  Lotus-Eating,"  "  Nile  Notes  of 
a  Howadji,"  and  "The  Howadji  in  Syria."  which 
abound  in  picturesque  descriptions  and  vividly  writ- 
ten incidents  of  travel  in  the  East.  These  were  fol- 
lowed by  "The  Potiphar  Papers,"  in  which  humor 
and  satire  are  delightfully  interwoven.  His  "  Prue 
and  I  "  belongs  to  hction  and  is  elsewhere  dealt  with. 


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The  last  four  decades  of  Curtis's  life  were  devoted  to 
journalistic  and  magazine  work  in  connection  with 
Harptr't  Magaain*  and  Harftr't  Weekly.  In  the  for- 
mer of  these  he  conduc  ted  the  "  Ea  ij  Chaii ,"  an  edi- 
torial department  to  which  he  contributed  a  greal 
store  of  essays,  disquisitions,  and  talks,  in  which  ins 
cultured  muni  and  large  experience  ol  menandthe 
the  world  found  rich  and  entertaining  expression,  lit 
up  at  times  by  refined  humor  and  warmed  by  the 
contagion  of  cheerful  philosophy.  Selected  volumes 
of  these  talks  arc  published  under  the  title  ol  "The 
1      !  Chair."  814.37. 

Loti  S-EATING.      N.  V.,  Harper,  $1.50. 

Nn  Notes  of  a  Howadji.  N.  V.,  Harper, 
$1.50. 

Tin  HOWADJI  in  Syria.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
$1.50. 

The    Potiphar    Papers.      N.   Y.,   Harper, 

$1.50. 

The  Easy  CHAIR.  First,  Second,  and  Third 
Series.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si  each. 

Literary  and  Social  Essays.  N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, §2. 50. 

George  William  Curtis.  By  Edward  Cary. 
(American  Men  of  Letters  series.)  Bost., 
Houghton,  $1.25. 

A  biography  of  uncommon  merit. 

George  William  Curtis.  By  John  White 
Chadwick.      N.  Y.,  Harper,  50  c. 

A  brief,  cordial  sketch  and  characterization  by  a 
warm  personal  friend. 

De  Quincey,  Thomas.     [1785-1859.] 

Essayist  and  philosophic  writer,  who,  like  Coleridge, 
and  with  the  same  fell  results,  was  a  victim  to  opium. 
How  far  these  writers  owed  their  inspiration  to  the  in- 
sidious drug  is  never  likely  to  be  known;  but  curious 
mental  parallels  are  to  be  traced  in  the  two  men,  aside 
from  the  question  of  their  learning  and  scholarship. 
Both  were  dreamers  and  seers,  eloquent  talkers,  and 
gifted  with  marvellous  analytic  and  introspective 
faculty.  It  has  unfortunately  to  be  added  that  both 
came  short  in  their  literary  careers  of  the  achievement 
promised  in  their  remarkable  powers.  De  Quincey  is 
a  voluminous  writer  on  a  great  variety  of  subjects, 
chiefly,  however,  in  the  departments  of  metaphysics 
and  speculative  philosophy.  His  disquisitions  also 
cover  biography,  criticism,  and  political  economy,  in- 
cluding many  translations  from  the  German.  To  the 
general  reader  he  is,  however,  best  known  by  his  auto- 
biographic sketches,  including  the  "  Confessions  of  an 
English  Opium-Eater"  and  "  Suspina  de  Profundis." 
De  Quincey  is  well  characterized  in  Minto's  "  Manual 
of  English  Prose  Literature"  (Bost.,  Ginn,  $1.50). 

824.81. 

Confessions  of  an  Opium-Eater.  N.  Y., 
Lovell,  Coryell,  75  c. 

Includes  the  disquisitions  On  "Murder  as  a  Fine 
Art."  "The  English  Mail  Coach,"  and  "The  Revolt 
ol  the  Tartars." 

Ill   \i    riES    FROM    THE   WRITINGS    OF    THOMAS 

Di   11    1  .    1  v.  with  biographical  sketch  and 
portrait.      Bost.,  Houghton,  £1.50. 

Works.  Bost.,  Houghton,  6  vols.,  $10;  12 
vols.,  $12. 


Works,  enlarged.  Edited  by  Prof,  David 
Masson.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  14  vols., 
^17.50. 

Dryden,  John.     [1631-1701.] 

p. .ci  ami  dramatis)  ;  laureate  from  1^70  to  1688. 
Chiefly  known  as  a  translator  of  Virgil's  "  /Knci.i," 
and  as  author  of  "  Absalom  and  Achitophel,"  a  poem 

marked  bj    vigorous  SallieB  Of   satin-  and  lain  y,  while 

the  versifii  ation  is  at  once  smooth-flowing  and  torce- 

ful.     The  more  notable  of   Dryden's  oil,,  r  1 

his   "Ode    tor    St.    Cecilia's    Day,"    sometimes   tailed 

"  Alexander's  Feast,"  and  the  "Hind  and  the  Pan- 
ther," a  poetical  defence,  in  the  form  ol  a  fable,  of 

the  Roman  Catholic  Church,  to  which  the-  poet  had 
be.  .line  a  convert,  against  the  Church  of  England. 
Lowell,  in  "Among  My  Books,"  says  of  Dryden: 
"He  was  hardly  a  great  poet  in  the  narrowest  defini- 
tion. Hut  he  was  a  strong  thinker,  who  sometimes 
.  .lined  common-sense  to  a  height  where  it  cat.  lies  t  la- 
light  of  a  diviner  air,  and  warmed  reason  till  it  had 
well-nigh  the  illuminating  property  of  intuition." 

821.48. 

Poems.     (Old  Poets'  Edition.)     N.  Y.,  Rout- 
ledge,  $3. 

An  excellent  library  edition,  including  the  transla- 
tion of  the  "^Eneid." 

Poems.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  Si. 40. 

A  good  popular  edition. 

The  Satires.  Edited  by  J.  Churton  Collins. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  40  c. 

For  school  use,  with  memoir,  introduction,  and 
notes. 

Alexander's  Feast,  and  Mac  Flecknoe. 
N.  Y.,  Maynard,  paper,  12  c. 

The  great  Ode,  and  a  scathing  satire  on  Thomas 
Shadwell,  the  dramatist,  whose 

"  Prose  and  verse  was  own'd  without  dispute 
Through  all  the  realms  of  Nonsense  absolute." 

Essay  of  Dramatic  Poesy.  Edited  by 
Thomas  Arnold.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  90  c. 

An  annotated  edition,  exemplifying  Dryden's  mag- 
nificent prose.  The  theme  has  never  been  more  ably 
treated. 

John  Dryden.     By  G.  Saintsbury.     (English 
Men    of    Letters    series.)     N.   Y.,    Harper, 
75  c. 
Evinces  much  knowledge  of  the  poet  and  his  times. 

Eliot,  George  (Marian  Evans  Lewes).     [1819- 

1880.] 

We  have  here  to  do  with  George  Eliot  only  as  poet 
and  essayist.  In  neither  of  these  capacities— need  we 
say  ?— does  she  attain  the  rank  she  has  reached  as  the 
greatest  imaginative  prose-writer  of  her  sex.  It  we 
except  the  exquisite  outburst,  "O  may  I  join  the 
choir  invisible!  "—which,  as  has  been  well  pointed 
OUt,  is  "an  attempt  to  glorify  the  aspiration  to  an  im- 
mortality of  mortal  influence  "—there  is  little  of  her 
verse  likely  to  live  apart  from  her  immortal  novels.     It 

has  delicate,  and,  oc<  asionally,  rich  workmanship,  and 
a  certain  dramatic  interest;  but  it  is  for  these  things, 

and  not  as  poetry,  that  we  are    constrained   to  admire 

it.  The  Nation  has  said  :  "  George  Eliot  often  Bhows 
her  deficient  y  of  poetic  imagination  in  making  use  •>! 

the  raw  material  ol  s.  icn.e  long  before  it  lias  become 
familiar  enough  to  put  ..n  a  form  of  flesh  and  blood." 
Her  chief  pieces  are  "The  Spanish  Gypsy,"  a  roman- 
tic drama   in   blank   verse;  "The   Legend  of  Jubal." 


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a  poem  dealing  with  the  colony  of  Cain,  its  primitive 
occupations  and  arts;  "Armigart,"  a  drama  of  the 
stage  ;  and  a  number  of  minor  poems.  More  interest- 
ing, though  perhaps  too  didactic  and  radical,  are  her 
miscellaneous  essays. 

The  Legend  of  Jubal,  The  Spanish  Gypsy, 
and  Other  Poems.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  75  c. 
and  upwards.  821.8. 

Essays.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c;  paper,  20  c; 
Funk  &  Wagnalls,  $1;  paper,  25  c.     824.8. 

Emerson,  Ralph  Waldo.     [1803-18S2.] 

Emerson,  as  has  been  well  said,  "stands  as  one  of 
the  few  great  original  forces  in  literature."  Of  the 
New  England  Transcendentalists  he  was  the  acknowl- 
edged chief.  Though  the  philosophy  underlying  his 
writings  is  somewhat  vague  and  the  style  rhapsodical, 
his  essays  hold  a  high  place  in  the  literature  of  power. 
Of  these  the  first  and  second  series  are  best.  All 
abound  in  pithy  passages,  displaying  profound  in- 
sight, sure-footed  common-sense,  and  unfailing  op- 
timism. Lowell  has  remarked  of  him  as  a  lecturer  in 
"  My  Study  Windows":  "  He  is  full  of  that  power  of 
strangely-subtle  association  whose  indirectapproaches 
startle  the  mind  into  almost  painful  attention,  of  those 
flashes  of  mutual  understanding  between  speaker  and 
hearer  that  are  gone  ereone  can  say  it  lightens."  His 
verse,  though  that  of  a  recluse,  has  the  same  inspiring 
ethical  philosophy  and  elevated  tone  that  give  dis- 
tinction to  the  essays  ;  always  unprofessional,  it  is 
often  over-weighted  with  thought,  and,  at  times, 
faulty  in  its  art.  In  "The  Problem,"  "  Each  and 
All,"  "The  Snowstorm,"  "Seashore,"  "  Days,"  and 
"Threnody,"  he  is  beyond  criticism.  For  an  acute 
and  sympathetic  estimate  of  Emerson,  see  Stedman*s 
"Poets  of  America  "  (Bost.,  Houghton,  $2.25). 

814.36. 

Complete  Works.  Riverside  Edition.  Bost., 
Houghton,  12  vols.,  $21. 

A  worthy  Library  edition,  including  besides  the 
Poems  and  both  series  of  the  Essays,  the  Addresses, 
Lectures, ano  the  longer  Prose  Works,  English  Traits, 
Representative  Men,  Conduct  of  Life,  Society  and 
Solitude,  etc. 

Complete  Works.  Little  Classic  Edition. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  12  vols.,  $15. 

In  arrangement  and  contents  the  same  as  the  above, 
but  without  index. 

Essays.  First  and  Second  Series.  Bost., 
Houghton,  $1;  paper,  50c. 

Poems.  Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25,  $1.50,  and 
upwards. 

With  portrait. 

Representative  Men,  Nature,  Lectures 
\\i>  ADDRESSES.       Bost.,  Houghton,  $1. 

Emerson  and  Carlyle's  Correspondence. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  2  vols.,  $3. 

Prof.  C.  E.  Norton's  edition  of  the  Letters,  written 
between  the  years  1834  and  1872. 

Memoir  of  Emerson.  By  J.  E.Cabot.  Bost., 
Houghton,  2  vols.,  $3.50. 

EMERSON,  R.  W.  By  Oliver  Wendell  Hclmes. 
Host.,  Houghton,  $1.25. 

Gilder,  Richard  Watson.     [1S44-.] 

Poet,  journalist,  and  man  of  letters.  Since  1881 
Mr.  Gilder  has  been  editor  of   The  Century  Magazine, 


His  first  volume  of  collected  poems,  "  The  New  Day," 
appeared  in  1875,  and  attracted  attention  for  its 
modern  verve  and  spirit.  This  has  been  followed  by 
four  other  volumes  (the  whole  also  published  as  one 
volume),  which  show  Mr.  Gilder  to  possess  many  of 
the  higher  qualities  of  song,  with  a  refinement  of  ex- 
pression and  a  daintiness  of  touch  that  harmonize  well 
with  his  command  of  the  resources  of  emotion. 

811.4. 


The  New  Day. 
paper,  35  c. 


N.  Y.,   Century   Co.,   75c; 


The  Celestial   Passion.     N.  Y.,    Century 
Co.,  75c;  paper,  35  c. 

Lyrics,  and  Other  Poems.     N.  Y.,  Century 
Co.,  Si;  paper,  50c. 

The    Great     Remembrance,    and    Other 
Poems.     N.  Y.,  Century  Co.,  $1. 

Two   Worlds,  and  Other  Poems.     N.  Y., 
Century  Co.,  75c. 

Five  Books  of  Song.     N.  Y.,  Century  Co., 
1894,  $1.50. 

A  complete  collection. 

Goldsmith,  Oliver.     [1728-1774.] 

Poet,  and  "booksellers'  hack";  but,  as  Thackeray 
aptly  terms  him,  "the  most  beloved  of  English 
writers."  Of  the  latter,  who  of  them  has  written  with 
more  tender  feeling,  or  with  purer  or  more  artless 
grace  ?  As  are  his  writings,  so  is  the  man.  He  is  a 
paragon  of  good-nature;  luckless,  indeed,  but,  with  all 
his  faults,  genuine,  true,  simple-hearted,  and  humane. 
"  He  raised  money  and  squandered  it,  by  every  ai  tifice 
of  acquisition  and  folly  of  expense,"  says  Dr.  Johnson; 
"but  let  not  his  frailties  be  remembered:  he  was  a 
very  great  man  !"  Goldsmith  was  a  fertile  as  well  as 
a  charming  writer ;  but  his  fame  rests  mainly  on  his 
novel,  "  The  Vicar  of  Wakefield  "  (elsewhere  referred 
to),  and  on  his  poems,  "The  Traveller"  and  "The 
Deserted  Village."  One  of  the  best  of  his  comedies, 
"  She  Stoops  to  Conquer,"  still  holds  its  place  on  the 
stage.  823.64. 

Works.      Edited     by     Peter     Cunningham. 
N.  Y.,  Harper,  4  vols.,  $S. 

An  approved  IJbrary  Edition,  embracing,  besides 
the  Poetical  Works,  Comedies,  and  "  Vicar  of  Wake- 
field," "The  Citizen  of  the  World,"  "The  Bee," 
Essays,  Life,  Letters,  and  Miscellaneous  Writings. 

Miscellaneous  Works.     Edited  by  Professor 
Masson.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan.  $1.75- 
An  excellent  and  well-edited  students'  edition,  in- 
cluding the  poems  and  chief  prose  works. 

The  Traveller  and  the  Deserted  Village. 

N.  Y.,  Maynard,  paper,  each  12  c. 

Good  school  texts,  with  notes,  and  a  brief  life. 

821.64. 

Like  of   Goldsmith.     By    William     Black. 

(English    Men   of    Letters  series.)     N.    V., 

1  larper,  75  c. 

Inferior  to  the  more  copious  Lives  by  Forster  and 
Washington  Irving;  but  judiciously  presenting,  in 
briei  compass,  the  familiar  facts  and  incidents,  as  well 
as  tin-  genial  characteristics  of  the  poet. 

Harte,  Francis  Bret.     Ll839~-J 

Poet,  journalist,  and  writer  of  prose  tales  and 
sketches,  with  a  marked  California  coloring.  His  early 
years,  spent  in  mining  and  journalistic  life  on  the 
Pacific  coast,  gave  him  the  opportunity,  of  which  he 
has  taken  full  advantage,  to  study  Western  manners 


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and  reproduce  them,  with  a  vivid  and  intense  realism, 
in  his  poems  and  prose  sketches.      His  poems,  main  "I 

which  are  in  dialect,  have  an  original  and  delectable 
humor,   united   to   genuine    dramatic    power.    The 

best  known  Oi    them,   and    those   Which    won    fame    for 

bim  abroad,  are  "Jim,"  "How's  Flat,"  "Dickens  in 
Camp,"  "The  Society  upon  the  Stanislaus,"and"The 
Heathen  Chinee."  811.4. 

Poems.  Bost.,  Houghton,  Household  edition, 

$1.50;  Cabinet  edition,  $1. 

East  and  Wkst  1'ok.ms.     Bost.,   Houghton, 
$1.50. 

Hayne,  Paul  Hamilton.     [1S30-1S86.] 

A  tuneful  Southern  poet,  with  a  high  martial  strain, 
in  which  he  honors  the  lost  Confederate  cause.  Hayne 
was  a  native  of  Charleston,  S.  C,  and  a  graduate  of 
the  University  of  South  Carolina.  He  was  for  a  time 
editor  of  the  Charleston  Literary  Gazette,  but  found 
leisure  in  his  journalistic  work  to  pay  ardent  court  to 
the  Muses.  His  first  collection  of  poems  appeared  in 
1855;  and  was  favorably  received  especially  by  those 
who  sympathized  with  the  culture  characteristic  of  the 
South.  811.42. 

Poems.     Bost.,  Lothrop,  $3. 


Legends    and    Lyrics. 
Si.  50. 


Phila.,    Lippincott, 


Herbert,  George.     [l593~l633-] 

Divine  and  poet ;  one  of  the  early  English  writers  of 
religious  verse.  He  was  the  friend  of  Lord  Bacon,  the 
intimate  of  the  poet  Donne,  and  the  famed  1  zaak  Walton 
wrote  his  life.  He  was  brother  to  the  celebrated  Lord 
Herbert,  of  Cherbury,  historian  of  the  times  of  Henry 
VIII.,  and  himself  received  preferment  in  the  English 
Church  at  the  hands  of  Charles  I.  Herbert's  poetical 
works  are  chiefly  of  a  sacred  and  devotional  character, 
with  a  curious  admixture  of  profound  insight,  odd 
conceits,  homely  shrewdness,  and  sly  humor,  set  forth 
with  the  true  lyrical  gift.  In  "  Man  "  he  shows  a  sur- 
prising fore-feeling  of  modern  scientific  discovery — is 
n>t  every  true  poet  seer  as  well  as  singer?  Herbert 
was  one  of  the  favorites  of  Emerson,  whoie  verse  has 
much  the  same  jeweled  quaintness.  821.38. 

Poems.  With  Prefatory  Notice  by  Ernest 
Rhys.  Lond.,  Walter' Scott,  is.;  N.  Y.,  A. 
Lovell  &  Co.,  40  c. 

Comprises,  besides  "The  Temple,"  a  number  of 
other  justly  admired  minor  poems,  "Man,"  "  Sun- 
day," and  "The  Pulley,"  attuned  to  a  fervent  devo- 
tional spirit.    Izaak  Walton's  Life  of  the  poet  is  added. 

Holmes,  Oliver  Wendell.     [1S09-1S04 .] 

Physician,  poet,  and  prose-writer,  familiarly  known 
as  "The  Autocrat  "—the  title  of  his  chief  work,  a 
series  of  discursive  papers,  "The  Autocrat  of  the 
Breakfast-Table."  Here  we  have  the  wise  and  witty 
talk  of  a  mature  mind,  splendidly  equipped.  Holmes 
belongs  to  the  "old  school  poets"— to  the  gay  band 
of  punning  rhymste-s,  Saxe,  Hood,  and  Praed, 
with  such  variations  of  theme  as  attach  to  his  profes- 
sional and  academic  life  in  the  cultured  circles  of  New 

England.     His  verse,   as  in  "The  Last  Leaf, flic 

Chambered  Nautilus,"  "The  Living  Temple,"  ex- 
presses his  bright,  joyous,  youthful  nature:  its  grace- 
ful strains  represent  many  moods — the  jocund,  the 
serious,  the  brilliant,  and  the  familiar.  His  sti 
and  sturdier  muse  is  seen  in  his  later  pieces,  in  patri- 
otic themes,  fraternal  greetings,  academic  odes — pa 
for  occasions.     Holmes'  personality,  with  its  sprightly 


humor  and  genial  optimism,  is  equally  exhibited  in  his 
prose-work,  especially  in  the  earlier  volumes.  Hardly 
anything  could  be  more  delightful  than  the  several 
issues  o|  the  "  Breakfast  Table"  series. 

Tiik      BREAKFAST-TABLE       Series.        Host. 
Houghton,  4  vols.,  $1.50  per  vol.     817.32. 

Poems.  Bost.,  Houghton  (Household  Edi- 
tion), $1.50.  814. 

One  HUNDRED  Days  in  Euroi-e.  Bost., 
Houghton,  Si. 50.  817.32. 

Complete  Poetical  and  Prose  Works. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  13  vols.,  S1.50  per  vol. 
and  upwards.  817.32. 

Hood,  Thomas.     [179S-1S45.] 

Poet  and  humorist,  best  known  by  his  pathetic 
"Bridge  of  Sighs,"  and  the  immortal  "  Song  of  the 
Shirt."  Though  a  brooding  melancholy  overshadows 
even  his  gayest  and  most  ludicrous  verse,  it  has  fresh- 
ness, originality,  and  power.  He  had  a  wonderful  gift 
of  rhyming,  and,  in  an  unexcelled  degree,  saw  the 
ludicrous  side  of  things.  Not  a  few  of  his  poems 
were  called  forth  by  the  deep  human  interests  of  his 
time,  and  touch  the  heart  to-day  as  closely  as  when 
first  they  saw  the  light.  With  capacity  for  great 
poetry,  his  needs  kept  him  for  the  most  part  busy  in 
turning  out  whimsicalities  for  the  Comic  Annua/, 
Hood's  Magazine,  and  Punch.  There  are  few  saPres 
in  the  language  as  severe  as  his  "  Ode  to  Rae  Wilson. 
Esquire."  827.72. 

Poetical  Works.  Illustrated.  N.Y.,  Rout- 
ledge,  Si. 50. 

Comic  Poems.  Serious  Poems.  N.  Y., 
Routledge,  40  c.  each. 

Handy  Pocket  Editions. 

Choice  Works  in  Prose  and  Verse.  Il- 
lustrated.    N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $2.75. 

Includes  the  cream  of  the  Comic  Annuals,  with 
Life  and  Portrait. 

Hutton,  Richard  Holt.     [1S26-.] 

English  journalist,  essayist,  and  critic  ;  editor  of 
the  London  Spectator.  He  is  the  author  of  the  mono- 
graph on  Sir  Walter  Scott  in  the  "  English  Men  of 
Letters  Series,"  a  delightful  and  discriminating  piece 
of  criticism.  His  collected  writings  embrace  some  five 
volumes  of  essays  and  criticisms,  from  the  point  of 
view  of  a  cultured  orthodox  writer,  on  theological  and 
literary  subjects.  They  are  well-informed,  sane,  ami 
assured  in  their  matter  and  style  ;  and,  while  con- 
servative on  matters  of  belief,  are  tolerant  and  sym- 
pathetic. In  matters  of  literary  criticism,  Mr.Hutton 
has  the  right  to  be  authoritative.  824.8. 

Modern  Guides  ok  English  Thought. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si. 50. 

Contains  essays  on  Carlyle,  F.  D.  Maurice,  George 
Eliot,  John  Henry  Newman,  and  Matthew  Arnold. 

Theological  ind  Literary  Essays.    N.  Y., 

Macmillan,  2  vols.,  $1.50  each. 

Criticisms    on    Contemporary    Thought 

and  Tiiinki  ks.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  2  vols., 

Si. 50  each. 

Selections  from  The  Spectator. 

Ingelow,  Jean.     [1820-.] 

One  of  the  considerable  band  of  gentle  minstrels 


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who  have  enriched  English  verse  within  the  century 
with  many  earnest,  thoughtful,  and  tender  strains. 
Besides  her  poetry,  which  is  characterized  by  sincer- 
ity, imagination,  and  deep  feeling,  she  has  published 
three  or  four  works  of  pleasant  fiction.  Several  vol- 
umes of  verse  have  come  from  her  pen,  the  best  known 
of  which  is  her  "Songs  of  Seven,"  which  includes 
the  quaint  but  musical  old-time  ballad,  "The  High 
Tide  on  the  Coast  of  Lincolnshire,"  and  many  lyrics  of 
idyllic  beauty.  821.8. 

Poetical  Works.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  75  c. 
and  upwards. 

Includes  selections  from  the  "  Songs  of  Seven,"  and 
other  later  verse  of  much  sweetness  and  pathos. 

Irving,  Washington.     [1783-1859.] 

In-ing  is  among  the  first  of  American  Men  of 
Letters  ;  "  the  Goldsmith  of  our  age,"  Thackeray  called 
him.  As  an  author,  he  is  distinguished  by  refined  feel- 
ing, delicacy  of  sentiment,  and  a  charming  ease  and 
simplicity.  His  style  was  fashioned  on  the  best  model 
— that  of  Addison,  Goldsmith,  and  Lamb— and  though 
at  times  ornate  and  over-fanciful,  it  is  always  clear, 
limpid,  and  flowing.  His  reputation  abroad  was  first 
won  by  his  "  Sketch  Book,"  which  Sir  Walter  Scott 
was  instrumental  in  publishing;  it  was  "the  first  link 
in  the  bond  of  literary  sympathy  between  the  Old 
World  and  the  New."  His  other  writings  embrace  the 
"  Salmagundi  "  and  the  "  Crayon  "  Papers,  "  Tales  of  a 
Traveller,"  "Knickerbocker's  History  of  Xew  York," 
"The  Conquest  of  Granada,"  and  "  The  Alhambra," 
with  Lives  of  Columbus,  Goldsmith,  and  Washington. 
Irving's  own  life  has  been  written  by  his  relative, 
Pierre  M.  Irving,  and  by  C.  Dudley  Warner,  the  latter 
appearing  in  the  "  American  Men  of  Letters  Series" 
(Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.25).  817.24. 

Complete  Works.  Spuyten-Duyvil  Edition. 
N.  Y.,  Putnam,  12  vols.,  $15. 

A  compact  reissue,  without  the  Life  and  Letters,  in 
good  type. 

Complete  Works.  Hudson  Edition.  N.  Y., 
Putnam,  27  vols.,  $1.50  per  vol.;  sold 
separately. 

A  good  Library  Edition,  including  the  Life  and  Let- 
ters. 

Popular    Works.     Sleepy  Hollow  Edition. 

N.  V.,  Putnam,  6  vols.,  75  c.  each. 

Embraces  The  Alhambra,  Bracx-bridge  Hall,  Knick- 
erbocker's History,  Crayon  Miscellany,  The  Sketch 
Book,  Wolfert's  Roost,  and  other  Papers. 

Oliver  Goldsmith.     A  Biography.     N.  Y., 
Putnam,  $1.50. 
A  genially  written  and  most  entertaining  Life. 

Life  ok  George  Washington.  N.  Y.,  Put- 
nam, Si.?". 

A  classic  in  American  literature,  written  with  sus- 
tained patriotic  fervor. 

Washington  and  His  Country.  Abridged 
from  Irving,  with  a  Continuation  of  the 
History  to  the  End  of  the  Civil  War.  By 
John  Fiske.     Host.,  (linn,  Si ;  boards,  75  c. 

An  adaptation  for  schools  and  tin-  general  reader, 
giving  the  cardinal  events  in  tin-  native  history  ■ 
"to  illustrate,  in  view  of  what  went  before  and  what 
came  after,  the  significance  of  W  m'scareer." 

Like  of  <""i  i  mbi  s.     See  Hiography. 

Jackson,    Helen     Fiske     Hunt    ("II.     IL"). 
[1S31-1SS5.] 

One  of  the  many  daughters  of  American  song,  who, 
by  force  of  earnest  feeling  and  sympathetic  culture. 


have  done  excellent  work,  both  in  prose  and  verse. 
Her  poems,  which  are  mostly  in  a  single  key,  "lack," 
says  Mr.  Stedman,  "  the  variety  of  mood  which  be- 
tokens an  inborn  and  always  dominant  poetic  faculty." 
She  has,  however,  a  cultivated  mind,  considerable 
fancy  and  imaginative  insight,  and  an  experience  of 
the  world,  which,  with  tender  feeling,  enables  her  to 
touch  the  lyre  deftly  and  move  the  heart.  She  has 
written  some  delightful  books  of  travel,  many  charm- 
ing stories,  and  one  or  two  books  of  home  talk  for 
young  folk.  Her  arraignment  of  the  United  States 
Government,  in  "  A  Century  of  Dishonor,"  for  its  in- 
considerate treatment  of  Indians,  created  a  sensation 
on  its  appearing,  and  did  good.  811.4. 

Verses.     Bost.,  Roberts,  Si. 

Sonnets  and  Lyrics.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $1. 

Complete  Poems.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $1.50  and 
upwards. 

Keats,  John.     [1796-1S21.] 

The  most  gifted  and  promising  of  English  poets 
who  have  died  young.  He  had  in  a  remarkable  de- 
gree the  Greek  sense  of  the  beautiful,  though  lacking 
the  moral  stamina  to  make  his  worship  of  it  divine. 
In  the  lyrical  quality  of  his  verse  he  is  unsurpassed, 
one  might  almost  say  unapproached,  by  any  other 
writer;  and,  as  Matthew  Arnold  remarks,  "  no  one 
else  in  English  poetry,  save  Shakespeare,  has  in  ex- 
pression quite  the  fascinating  felicity  of  Keats,  his 
perfection  of  loveliness."  When  we  consider  the 
moral  defects— what  Wordsworth  termed  "  the  pretty 
Paganisms"— of  his  writings,  we  must  allow  for  his 
youth  and  the  compelling  force  of  his  luxuriant  imagi- 
nation. But  much  is  condoned  by  the  almost  perfect 
art  of  his  best  work,  which  includes  the  unfinished 
but  noble  epic,  "Hyperion";  the  poem,  "  Endy- 
mion,"  which  Shelley  pronounced  "  full  of  some  of  the 
highest  and  the  finest  gleams  of  poetry  "  ;  "  The  Eve  of 
St.  Agnes,"  one  of  the  most  perfect  of  the  poet's  works; 
and  the  narrative  poem,  "Lamia,"  with  its  luxurious 
and  haunting  beauty.  For  a  brief  biographical  sketch 
and  critical  estimate,  see  Lowell's  "Among  My 
Books."  821.78. 

Poetical  Works.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si. 

Selections  from  the  Poems.     N.  Y.,  Rout- 
ledge,  40  c. 

Letters    to     His     Family    and    Friends. 
X.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si. 50. 

KEATS.     By   Sidney  Colvin.     (English   Men 
of  Letters  series.)     X.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c. 


series. 


V.  M.  Rossetti.      (Great  Writers 

.       -1 O,.       I     „.,«11  ,r,     ~ 


K 1  '.A  rS.       By  W.   -*'•    i\.»->:        ill.        \uicai   1 

5.)     Scribner,  Si;  Lovell,  40  c. 


Kipling,  Rudy ard.     [  1 $64- .  ] 

An  Anglo-Indian  novelist  and  poet  of  high  achieve- 
ment and  promise.  The  swing  of  Kipling  s  verse,  its 
dramatii  realism,  its  ,i<>,i  nJou,  together  with  the  felici- 
ty of  ins  word-  and  phrases,  and  the  vigor  of  his  in- 
terpretative power,  have  given  him  a  unique  place 
among  present  day  poets.  Besides  the  freshness  and 
spontaneity  of  his  genius,  he  has  tire  and  dash,  fertile 
imagination,  and  a  wonderful  power  of  setting  forth  a 
si  ene  or  a  character.  His  verse  has  the  true  ballad 
"go"  and  movement,  now  rising  into  tragedy  and 
anon  dropping  into  audacious  deviltry,  and  fun. 

821.8. 


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B  vi  1  vi>s  vm>  Barrack-Room  1  >  v 1 1  ids.  New 
edition  with  additional  poems.  N.  Y.. 
Macmillan,  [895,  $1.25. 

Lamb,  Charles.     [1775-1834.] 

Poel  and  essaj  ist,  and  one  ol  the  masters  of  English 
hum.. 1 ,  in  its  m..M  .ir..li,  yet  delicate  and  refined  form. 
His  audience  must  always  in-  a  Belect  one,  the  culti- 
vated few,  whocan  appre<  iate  the  whims  and  fancies 
of  .1  scholarly  recluse,  and  are  in  sympathy  with  ins 
thoughtful  moods,  his  playful  conceits  or  tendei  pathos. 
His  Btyle  is  Addisonian  in  us  ease  and  purity,  though 
from  the  early  Elizabethans,  for  whom  Lamb  bad  1 
it  liking,  it  derived  .1  vein  of  the  dramatic.  His 
poetry  is  too  scant  for  notice  hen-.  He  is  best  known 
as  an  essayist,  and  in  that  field,  "Elia,"  in  his  hap- 
piest moods,  is  the  most  charming  companion. 

824.75. 

Works.     (Bonn.)    N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  13. 

Contains  the  excellent  memoir  by  Sir  T.  Noon  Tal- 
fourd. 

Essays  of  Elia.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  75  c. 

Contains,  also,  the  later  essays. 

Tales  from  Shakespeare.  By  Charles  and 
Mary  Lamb.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell,  75  c. 

One  of  the  best  introductions  to  the  great  dramatist, 
especially  for  young  readers. 

Landor,  Walter  Savage.     [1775-1S64.] 

Poet,  essayist,  and  miscellaneous  writer.  He  be- 
longs to  the  patrician  order  in  letters,  for  he  wrote 
for  "the  tit  few,''  in  moods  as  fitful  as  his  errant, 
sybaritic,  dilettante  taste  moved  him.  Curiously- 
enough,  he  was  a  radical  in  politics,  and,  like  Byron, 
was  a  passionate  enemy  of  tyranny  and  oppression. 
Vet  his  genius  recoiled  from  the  new  democracy;  in 
manner  as  well  as  in  letters  he  was  an  aristocrat  ;  though 
a  man  of  our  modern  world,  a  devotee  of  ancient  cul- 
ture and  saturated  with  its  spirit.  His  poetry  is  chiefly 
dramatic,  with  high  lyrical  quality  of  the  classic  order, 
easy  and  elegant  in  its  flow.  He  wrote  blank  verse 
with  an  almost  Miltonic  distinction,  and  his  prose  has 
the  highest  of  qualities — those  conferred  by  the  profound 
thinker,  who  is  at  the  same  time  a  cultured  artist. 
Landor  is  best  known  by  his  varied  series  of  "Imagi- 
nary Conversations  of  Literary  Men  and  Statesmen," 
and  by  his  "  Pericles  and  Aspasia ' ' — the  latter  esteemed 
by  Stedman  "  the  purest  creation  of  sustained  art  in 
English  prose." 

Imaginary  Conversations.  N.  Y.,  Macmil- 
lan, 6  vols.,  S7.50. 

The  work  on  which  Landor's  fame  chiefly  rests.  It 
is  a  treasury,  almost  Shakespearian  in  its  wealth  and 
pithiness,  of  the  most  elevated  maxims  of  practical 
wisdom.  824.8. 

Selections  from  the  Writings.  N.  Y., 
Macmillan,  f  1 . 

Poems,  Dialogues  in  Veksk,  and  Epigram-. 
X.  Y.,  Macmillan,  2  vols.,  $3.  821.8. 

Pericles  and  Aspasia.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
2  vols.,  $3.75. 

The  most  characteristic  of  Landor's  writings.  "  full 
of  the  sweetest  and  truest  expressions  of  sensibility." 

824.8. 

Complete  Works.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  10 
vols.,  Si. 25  per  vol. 

Landor.  (English  Men  of  Letters  series.) 
By  Sidney  Colvin.      N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c. 

A  book  the  reading  of  which  will  do  much  to  popu- 
larize this  great  and  much  neglected  writer. 


Lanier,  Sidney.     |  1  B42-  1 88 1 .  | 

Southern    poet,   Critic,    and    musician.      A    new    but 

short-lived  voice,  ol  high  promise,  arose  in  the  South 
with  Lanier.  The  poetical  qualities  are  well  marked 
in  his  verse,  but,  as  in  "The  Marshes  ol  Glynn,"  he 
vainlj  sought  to  express  in  words  the  ideas  f 01  which 
music  alone  is  adequate.  Like  Hayne,  1 1  < ■ , 
espoused  the  I  causi  in  the  war.  A  vol- 
ume ol  his  select  verse  has  been  edited  for  scl is  bj  a 

professor  in  the  University  of  Texas;  but  the  best  and 
fullest  collection  is  that  edited,  with  an  admirable  me- 
moir, by  Dr.  W.  Hayes  Ward.  Lanier  had  an  intimate 
ai  quaintant  e  with  the  si  ruc(  ure  of  English  poetry,  and 
published  a  clever  analysis  ol  it  in  Ins  "  Si  ienceol  Eng- 
lish Verse."  He  also  wrote  a  work  of  merit  on  "  The 
English  Novel  and  the  Principle  of  its  Development" 
(N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $2).  811.4. 

Poems.  Edited  by  his  wife,  with  a  Memo- 
rial by  W.  11.  Ward.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $2. 

Select  Poems.  Edited,  with  introduction 
and  notes,  by  Prof.  M.  Callaway,  Jr.  N.Y.,, 
Scribner,  $i. 

The  Science  of  English  Verse.  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  $2. 

Longfellow,  Henry  Wadsworth.     [1S07-1SS2.] 

Deservedly  the  most  popular  among  American 
poets,  with  a  deep  hold,  too,  on  the  affectionsof  English 
readers.  A  man  of  wide  and  varied  culture  and  high 
literary  attainments,  he  had  the  artist's  as  well  as  the 
poet's  instinct  for  melody  and  form.  His  work  im- 
presses the  memory  by  its  gracefulness,  felicity,  and 
vivid  beauty,  although  he  has  no  profound  or  original 
message  to  deliver.  In  an  especial  degree,  Longfel- 
low possessed  the  faculty  of  winning  hearts  by  his 
human  sympathies,  earnest  moral  nature,  and  power 
of  touching  the  emotions.  His  genius,  it  has  been 
said,  is  more  European  than  American;  but  native 
characteristics  are  well  developed  in  such  song-themes 
as  "  Evangeline,"  "Hiawatha,"  "  The  Courtship  of 
Miles  Standish,"  "The  New  England  Tragedies," 
and  the  poetical  narratives  entitled  "The  Tales  of  a 
Wayside  Inn."  Perhaps  the  popular  mind  is  most 
attracted  by  the  poet's  shorter  meditative  verse,  of 
which  "  The  Psalm  of  Life  "  and  "  The  Day  is  Done  " 
are  examples.  He  has  added  to  his  laurels  by  his 
translation  of  Dante.  Stedman,  in  "Poets  of  Amer- 
ica," gives  an  excellent  study  of  Longfellow. 

811.34. 

Complete  Poetical  Works.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, Handy  Y'olume  edition,  5  vols.,  $6. 25; 
New  Cambridge  edition,  1  vol.. 

Poems.  (Without  the  dramatic  works  and 
tragedies.)  Bost.,  Houghton,  Cabinet  edi- 
tion, Si. 

Dante.  Translation  of  the  "  Divina  Corn- 
media"  :  with  various  readings  and  nctes. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  $2.50. 

Life.  By  Samuel  Longfellow.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton., 3  vols.,  - 

The  authoritative  biography. 

Life.     By  Prof.   Eric  S.   Robertson.     (Great 
Writers     series.)     N.      Y.,     Scribner,     $i; 
A.  Lovell,  40  c. 
An  appreciative  and  sympathetic  monograph. 


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Lowell,  James  Russell.     [1819-1891.] 

Lowell  was  not  only  a  versatile  and  distinguished 
man  of  letters,  but  a  great  citizen,  who  at  home  and 
abroad  made  his  voice  and  his  pen  most  effective  in 
the  service  of  his  country.  In  nearly  all  he  wrote  he 
stands  for  right  and  justice,  and  this  sharpened  his 
wit,  instead  of  duiling  it,  as  happens  with  all  artists 
but  the  best.  "The  Biglow  Papers,"  the  dialect  for 
which  he  mastered  during  a  rustication,  are  as  soundly 
patriotic  as  humorous.  In  his  "  Commemoration  Ode," 
delivered  at  Harvard  at  the  close  of  the  Civil  War,  he 
rises  to  the  full  height  of  his  genius  as  an  American 
first  and  always.  He  was  in  thorough  sympathy  with 
the  new  knowledge  of  his  time,  as  readers  of  his  fine 
sonnet,"  I  grieve  not  that  ripe  knowledge  takes  away," 
are  well  aware.  In  another  and  equally  elevated  strain 
is  "  Extreme  Unction."  In  "  The  Cathedral,1'  a  poem, 
in  the  main  excellent,  he  shows  his  chief  defects— an 
inability  to  restrain  his  love  of  the  comic,  to  keep  a 
story  free  from  intrusive  and  whimsical  episodes. 
His  "  Fable  for  Critics,"  admirable  in  many  of  its 
characterizations,  is  not  always  fair,  as  notably  in  his 
treatment  of  Margaret  Fuller.  His  prose,  which  in- 
cludes "  Fireside  Travels,"  "  Among  My  Books,"  and 
"My  Study  Windows,"  contains  the  most  brilliant, 
witty,  and  withal  learned  criticism  thus  far  written  in 
America.  In  "My  Study  Windows"  is  the  famous 
essay,  "On  a  certain  condescension  in  foreigners." 
For  discerning  and  sympathetic  criticism  of  Lowell 
see  Stedman's  "  Poets  of  America."  811.37. 

Works.     Bost.,  Houghton,  12  vols.,  §17.50. 

Includes  the  Poems,  the  Old  English  Dramatists, 
the  Political  Essays,  the  Literary  and  Political  Ad- 
'dresses,  and  the  Latest  Literary  Essays  and  other 
Papers. 

Works.     Popular  edition.     Bost.,  Houghton, 
6  vols.,  $10.50. 

The  Poetical  Works,  the  Political  Essays,  "  Fireside 
Travels,"  "Among  My  Books,"  and  "  My  Study  Win- 
dows." 

Poems.     Bost.,    Houghton,    Household   edi- 
tion, $1.50;  Cabinet  edition,  %\. 

Macaulay,  Thomas  Babington.     [1S00-1S59.] 

The  most  pictorial  prose-writer  in  English  litera- 
ture. His  power  of  graphic  narration  has  enabled 
him  to  enrich  the  literature  of  history  and  biography 
with  scenes  and  studies  that  become  an  imperishable 
possession  to  his  reader.  The  characteristics  of  his 
style  are  strength  and  clearness.  His  fondness  for  an- 
tithetical writing  often  overcomes  his  sense  of  justice, 
and  leads  him,  partisan  fashion,  to  laud  one  man  by 
defaming  another.  This  is  notably  the  case  in  both 
his  history  and  his  essays.  But  despite  these  defects, 
Macaulay  is  a  very  great  and  inspiring  writer.  For  an 
excellent  characterization  of  him  see  Minto's  "  Manual 
of  English  Prose  Literature"  (Bost.,  Ginn,  $1.50). 

824.83. 


Essays.     N.  Y., 


Critical  and    Historical 
Longmans,  $1.75. 

A  serviceable   Student's  Edition,  with  the  author's 
latest  revisions.      The  essays  arc  fascinating  as  well  as 
instructive  reading,  displaying  vast  and  varied  knowl- 
.  and  enriched  with  apt,  if  profuse,  illustration. 

Essays  and  Poems.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  $1.40. 

Includes   those   admirable   specimens  of   "rhymed 
rhetoric,''  the  "  Lays  of  Ancient  Rome." 

Lays  of  Ancient  Rome.     N.  Y.,  Routledge, 
40  c. 

Contains  also  "  Ivry  "  and  "  The  Armada." 


Life  and  Letters.  Edited  by  G.  O.  Tre- 
velyan.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $1.75. 

Next  to  Boswell's  "Johnson,"  the  best  biography 
in  literature. 

Lord  Macaulay.  By  J.  C.  Morison.  (Eng- 
lish Men  of  Letters  series.)  N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, 75  c. 

An  excellent  monograph. 

Miller,  Cincinnatus  Hiner("  Joaquin  Miller"). 
[1S42-.] 

Poet  and  journalist,  best  known  by  his  "  Songs  of 
the  Sierras."  A  native  of  Indiana,  Miller,  when  a 
lad,  accompanied  his  father  to  Oregon,  thence  found 
his  way  to  the  mines  of  California,  where  his  muse 
responded  to  the  inspirations  and  characteristics  of 
the  time  and  place.  Afterwards  he  led  an  expedition 
against  hostile  Indians  in  Oregon,  and  for  a  time  be- 
came a  District  Judge.  Miller  has  many  of  the  true 
qualities  of  the  poet ;  he  has  imagination,  invention, 
poetic  fire,  and,  at  times,  a  thrilling  descriptive  fac- 
ulty, especially  when  under  the  inspiration  of  nature 
in  the  Far  West.  811.45. 

Songs  of  the  Sierras,  and  Songs  of  the 
Sun  Lands.  Chic.,  Morrill,  Higgins  & 
Co.,  1S92,  Si. 50. 

Songs  of  Summer  Lands.  Chic,  Morrill, 
Higgins  &  Co.,  1892,  $1.50.  (These  pub- 
lishers have  failed;  the  present  publishers 
of  the  foregoing  volumes  are  unknown. 
June,  1S95.     Editors'  note.) 

Memorie  and  Rime.  N.  Y.,  Funk  &  Wag- 
nails,  75  c.;  paper,  15  c. 

Stories,  poems,  sketches,  and  leaves  from  the 
author's  journal. 

Milton,  John.     [160S-1674.] 

Milton  united  the  intellectual  culture  of  the  Eliza- 
bethan with  the  moral  grandeur  of  the  Puritan.  In  his 
masques,  odes,  and  epics  we  see  the  three  successive 
states  or  qualities  of  his  mind— the  blithe,  the  pensive, 
and  the  austere.  To  the  first  two  belong  the  poems 
written  before  his  fortieth  year— "  L'Allegro  "  (the 
cheerful  man),  "  II  Penseroso"  (the  meditative  man), 
the  masques  "Arcades,"  and  "  Comus,"  the  sonnet 
on  Shakespeare,  and  the  sublime  ode,  "  On  the  Morn- 
ing of  Christ's  Nativity";  to  the  latter  belong  the 
noble  epics,  "Paradise  Lost"  and  "Paradise  Re- 
gained," and  the  fine  dramatic  poem,  "Samson 
Agonistes,"  written  in  poverty  and  blindness  alter  the 
Restoration.  Between  these  periods  lie  the  y*ar>  of 
tierce  polemical  controversy,  in  which  Milton  wrote, 
in  Latin  or  in  English,  his  political  pampttlets  and  re- 
ligious treatises.  In  sublimity  and  moral  grandeur 
Milton  stands  higher  as  a  poet  than  Shakespeare  ; 
and  greater  than  the  poet  is  the  man.  Students  are 
commended  to  read  Macaulay's  masterly  essay  on 
Milton  in  his  "  Historical  and  Critical  Essays  "  (N.\.. 
Longmans,  $1.75).  821.47. 

English  Prose  Writings.  Edited  by  Henry 
Morley.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  81. 

Contains  the  famous  "  Areopagitica  "  ;  a  speech  for 
the  Liberty  of  Unlicensed  Printing;  the  greatest  piece 
of  prose  in  the  language;  the  essay  on  the  Doc- 
trine and  Discipline  of  Divorce  ;  a  Letter  on  Edu- 
cation, and  treatises  on  Church  Discipline,  on 
Prelacy,  on  the  Civil  Power  in  Ecclesiastical  Causes, 
on  the  Tenure  of  Kings  and  Magistrates,  and  on  the 
Commonwealth. 

Prose   and   Poetical  Works.     Edited    by 


Literature. 


7* 


1° 


ohn    Mitford.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  7  vols., 


Standard  Edition  of  the  poet's  writings,  Issued  in 
the  Bonn  Librai  v. 

COMPLETl  POETICAl  WORKS.  Edited  by 
Prof.  David  Masson.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
3  vols.,  $S  I  m  ■  v"'-'  $x»75« 

Poems.    Edited,  with  notes,  by  R.  C.  Browne. 

X.   V..  Macmillan,  2  vols.,  Si-75- 

\  scholarly  annotated  edition  for  school  and  col- 
nse. 

Like  of  John  Milton.  By  Prof.  David 
Masson.  \.  V.,  Macmillan,  6  vols,  and 
Index, I 

A  monument  of  learning  which,  m  however,  at- 
tempted too  much  in  presenting  so  discursive  a  his- 
tory of  the  times. 

Mn  ion.  By  Mark  Pattison.  (English  Men 
oi  Letters  series.)     N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c. 

A  singularly  able  monograph,  invaluable  to  stu- 
dents of  Milton  and  his  times. 

Moore,  Thomas.     [1779-1852.] 

Poet  and  song-writer,  best  known  by  his  "Irish 
Melodies."  and  an  Oriental  tale,  in  flowery  verse, 
"Lalla  Rookh."  His  poetry,  despite  its  cloying 
sweetnesa  and  amatory  tinge,  has  a  liquid  ease  and 
lyrical  grace,  much  heightened — in  the  case  of  the 
National  airs  and  Irish  Melodies— by  the  music  to 
which  the  words  are  w«dded.  Though  Moore's  facil- 
ity of  production  was  great,  not  much  beyond  his 
songs  survives  in  popularity.  Even  these  are  already 
beginning  to  pall  upon  the  public  taste,  which  now 
prefers  'ess  artificiality  and  effeminate  ornament.  Be- 
sides the  verse  already  noted,  Moore  wrote  "The 
Epicurean,"  a  prose  romance,  and  Lives  of  Sheridan 
and  Byron.  The  latter  is  of  value,  like  his  own 
Memoirs,  for  its  contemporary  interest.  82  1.75. 

Poetical  Works.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  $1.50. 

A  very  full  edition,  with  Life. 

Irish  Melodies  and  Songs.     Lalla  Rookh. 
N.  Y.,  Routledge,  60  c.  each. 

Morley,  John.     [1S3S-.] 

Essayist,  litterateur,  and  statesman.  His  literary 
labors  include  the  editing  of  the  "English  Men  of 
Letters  Series"  (N.  Y.,  Harper), a  library  of  biographi- 
cal and  critical  monographs  on  the  great  lights  of 
English  literature  ;  he  has  written  memoirs  of  Diderot 
and  the  French  Encyclopaedists,  including  Voltaireand 
Rousseau;  an  historical  study  of  Edmund  Burke;  a 
memoir  of  Richard  Cobden,  the  apostle  of  Free 
Trade;  a  work  On  Compromise;  a  monograph  on 
Walpole;  besides  a  number  of  essays  collected  under 
the  general  title  of  "Critical  Miscellanies."  In  addi- 
tion to  all  this,  he  has,  for  a  number  of  years,  been  an 
active  politician,  and  a  hard-working  member  of  the  late 
Gladstone  and  Rosebery  Governments.  He  is  a  man 
of  virile  intellect,  independent  and  radical  thought, 
and  rare  powers  as  a  writer.  824.8. 

Collected  Works.    N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  11 
vols.,  $1.50  per  vol. 

This  edition  includes,  with  his  "  Studies  in  Litera- 
ture," the  works  above  mentioned. 

WALPOLE,     (Twelve   English    Statesmen  se- 
ries.)    N.  V.,  Macmillan,  75  c. 

EDMUND    BURKE.     (English    Men  of  Letters 
series.)     N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c. 

A  fine  analysisand  critical  study  of  the  great  political 
thinker,  his  times  and  his  work. 


Morris,  William.     [1S34-  ] 

Poet,  decorative  artist,  and  Socialist  loader.  Mr. 
Morris's  literary  career  began  in  1858.  with  the  appear- 
ance -t  "  rhe  Defence  of  Guenevere ,"  a  collection  of 
pre-Raphaelite  poems;  followed,  nine  years  later,  by  a 

Volume  Of  narrative  verse,  "The  Life  and  I' 
Jason  "  ;  and.  in  1868,  by  hlS great  work,  "  The  Kartllly 
Paradise"— a  collection  of  classical  and  mediaeval  tales, 
of  legendary  and  romantic  character,  in  much  the 
same  setting  as  the  classic  tales  of  Boccaccio  or 
Chaucer.  Later  have  come  from  the  poet's  pen,  "a 
morality."  entitled  " Love  is  Enough";  translations 
into  English  verse  of  the  "^Enc-id"  of  Virgil,  and 
the  "Odyssey"  of  Homer;  with  a  series  of  transla- 
tions of  the  Icelandic  Sagas,  happily  and  skilfully 
rendered,  perhaps  the  finest  work  of  his  poetical  genius 
— "  The  Story  of  Sigurd  the  Volsung,"  and  "  The  Fall 
of  the  NiblungS."  Mr.  Morris  has  great  narrative 
charm  and  poetic  powers  of  a  high  order.  His  chief 
fault  is  dilfuseness  of  style.  821.85. 

The  Earthly  Paradise.  N.Y.,  Scribner,  $3; 
Host.,  Roberts,  3  vols.,  $4.50. 

Defence  of  Gi  enevere.  N.  Y.,  Scribner, 
§3.20;  Bost.,  Roberts,  §2. 

Life  and  Death  of  Jason.  N.  Y.,  Scribner, 
£3.20;  Bost.,  Roberts,  $1.50. 

Love  is  Enough.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $3; 
Bost.,  Roberts,  $1.25,  or  82. 

Sigurd  the  Volsung.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  S2.40. 
With  The  Fall  of  the  Niblungs.  Bost., 
Roberts,  $2.50. 

Odyssey  of  Homer.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $2.60. 

^Eneids  of  Virgil.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $5.60; 
Bost.,  Roberts,  $2. 50. 

Poems  by  the  Way.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  S2.40; 
Bost.,  Roberts,  Si. 25. 

Pater,  Walter  Horatio.     [1839-1S91.] 

A  writer  of  high  culture,  whose  disquisitions  on 
art  and  literature  have  secured  for  him  an  eminent 
position  among  modern  English  critics.  His  subtle 
and  searching  insight,  added  to  the  exquisite  charm 
of  his  literary  style,  has  given  new  attractions  to  art, 
as  well  as  a  new  delight  to  Greek  studies  and  the 
Greek  spirit.  Perhaps  his  best  known  work  is 
"  Marius,  the  Epicurean  :  His  Sensations  and  Id< 
— being  the  mental  history  of  a  youth  perplexed  with 
the  problem  of  life.  The  four  stories  told  in  "  Im- 
aginary Portraits"  have  also  high  and  distinctive 
merit.  824.8. 

The  Renaissance  :  Studies  in  Art  and 
Poetry.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  82. 

Appreciations  :  with  an  Essay  on  Style. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  S 1 . 7 5 . 

Imaginary  Portraits.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
81.50. 

M  \i;ii  s,  i 'he  Epicurean.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
82.25. 

The  four  preceding  vols,  together,  $6. 

Greek  S is.     X.  Y.,  Macmillan,  f  1.7". 

Plato  and  PlaTONISM.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
$1.75. 

Poe,  Edgar  Allan.     [1800-1S49.] 

Poet,  journalist,  and  writer  of  weird  stories.    Poe's 


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moral  weaknesses  and  irregular  life  have  sadly  detract- 
ed from  the  honors  which  should  have  been  the  award 
of  his  great  intellectual  powers  and  high  literary 
gifts.  His  erratic  career  is  reflected  in  his  works, 
which  gave  point,  in  its  day,  to  Lowell's  familiar  dog- 
gerel gibe : 

"There  comes  Poe  with    his    raven,   like    Barnaby 
Rudge, 
Three-tifths  of    him    genius,    and   two-fifths   sheer 
fudge." 

Poe,  nevertheless,  stands  for  much  in  American 
letters,  despite  his  vagabond  life,  his  utter  lack  of 
moral  sense,  and  the  vicissitudes  which  addiction  to 
drink  brought  upon  him.  He  possessed  a  marvellous, 
though  at  times  fantastic,  imagination  and  a  phenom- 
enal command  of  the  resources,  in  prose  and  verse,  of 
literary  construction.  Though  he  was  an  unexcelled 
artist  in  words,  his  workmanship  is  curiously  un- 
even ;  in  one  place  it  is  polished  and  melodious,  in 
another  unfiled  and  jolting.  His  themes  are  marked 
by  like  diversity  :  on  one  page  sweet  and  human  ; 
on  the  next  eerie  and  ghoulish.  811.32. 

Works.  Edited  by  John  H.  Ingram.  N.  Y., 
Macmillan,  4  vols.,  $5. 

Complete  Works.  Edited  by  E.  C.  Sted- 
man  and  G.  E.  Woodberry.  Chic,  Stone 
&  Kimball,  to  be  completed  in  10  vols., 
$1.50  each.     Vol.  V.  issued  June,  1S95. 

A  newly  collected  and  definitive  edition  with  me- 
moir by  Prof.  Woodberry,  literary  introduction  and 
notes  by  Mr.  Stedman,  including  a  complete  vari- 
orum of  the  poems. 

Poetical  Works.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  75  c.  and 
upwards. 

Tales.     N.  Y.,  Ward,  Lock,  75  c. 

Life.  By  George  E.  Woodberry.  (Ameri- 
can Men  of  Letters  series.)  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, $1.25. 

Pope,  Alexander.     [1688-1740.] 

In  much  is  the  follower  of  Dryden  ;  his  verse  is  of 
value  chiefly  as  a  reflex  of  the  moral  and  social  condi- 
tion of  his  age.  It  represents  its  artificiality,  its  polish, 
and  its  wit.  The  heroic  couplet  is  his  favorite  vehicle 
of  expression,  and  in  its  satiric  as  well  as  frolicsome 
use  Pope  brought  it  to  perfection.  His  most  serious 
undertaking  was  his  verse  paraphrases  of  the  "  Iliad  " 
and  "Odyssey,"  which  have  made  Homer  best  known 
to  English  readers.  His  chief  poems  are  "  The  Dun- 
iad,"  a  bitter  satire,  in  which  Pope  vindicates  litera- 
ture from  the  dullards  and  dunces  of  his  time  that 
usurped  its  livery  ;  the  mock-heroic  poem,  "The  Rape 
of  the  Lock  ";  and  the  "  Essay  on  Man,"  a  didactic 
poem  on  the  origin  of  evil,  exemplifying  his  character- 
istic "careless  thinking,  carefully  versified."  To 
these  three  poems,  Pope,  in  the  main,  owes  1 1  is  fame. 
Lowell  in  "My  Study  Windows'"  offers  a  judicious 
appreciation  of  the  poet  821.53. 

COMPLETE  Works.  Edited  by  J.  W.  Croker, 
Rev.  W.  Elwin,  and  W.  J.  Courthope. 
M.  V.,  Scribner,  10  vols.,  $42. 

An  elaborate  ami  scholarly  edition,  including  many 
original  pieces  and  letters  here  first  published. 

Poetical  Works,  with  Translation  of  the 
"Iliad"  and  "Odyssey,"  and  Life  by  R. 
Carruthers.  Bohn  Library.  N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan, 5  vols.,  $1.50  each. 

An  approved  edition,  and  a  good  text.  The  Homer 
volumes  are  embellished  with  Flaxman's  celebrated 
outline  designs. 


Poetical  Works.  Edited  by  Prof.  A.  W. 
Ward.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  §1.75. 

Pope's  Homer's  Iliad  and  Odyssey.  X.  Y., 
Routledge,  Si. 40. 

'  Essay  on  Man.  With  introduction  and 
notes,  by  Mark  Pattison.  N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan, 40  c. 
Satires  and  Epistles.  With  introduction 
and  notes,  by  Mark  Pattison,  N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan, 50  c.  827.55. 

Excellent  annotated  editions  for  school  use  by  a 
scholarly  editor. 

Alexander  Pope.  By  Leslie  Stephen.  (Eng- 
lish Men  of  Letters  series.)  N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, 75  c. 

An  admirable  monograph,  by  a  great  critic. 

Procter,  Adelaide  A.     [1S25-1864.] 

Daughtei  of  the  dramatic  song-writer,  Bryan  Waller 
Procter,  "  Barry  Cornwall."  Miss  Procter  ranks  above 
Mrs.  Hemans,  but  below  both  Mrs.  Browning  and 
Christina  G.  Rossetti.  Her  poems  have  not  a  few  of 
the  characteristics  of  Mrs.  Browning's  muse,  with  a 
reminder  here  and  there  of  Miss  Mulock  ;  but  she  has  a 
note  of  her  own,  though  without  striking  originality. 
A  thoughtful  seriousness,  softened  by  tender  feeling, 
pervades  her  writings,  with  the  sweet  grace  and  mel- 
ody of  a  cultured,  devout  woman.  "It  is  like  telling 
one's  beads,  or  reading  a  prayer-book,"  says  Mr.  Sted- 
man, "  to  turn  over  her  pages — so  beautiful,  so  pure 
and  unselfish  a  spirit  of  faith,  hope,  and  charity  per- 
vades and  hallows  them."  "The  Lost  Chord,"  with 
Sir  Arthur  Sullivan's  fine  musical  setting,  will  keep 
her  memory  green  for  many  a  long  year.  Nearly  as 
popular  are  "A  Woman's  Question"  and  "O  Doubt- 
ing Heart ! "  821.8. 

Legends  and  Lyrics.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  75  c. 
and  upwards. 

Poetical  Works.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1. 

Read,  Thomas  Buchanan.    [1S22-1S72.] 

Poet  and  artist.  A  Pennsylvanian.  "  He  had," 
says  Tuckerman,  "an  innate  sense  of  beauty  and  the 
irrepressible  temper  of  genius  ;  a  great  command  of 
language,  a  vivid  fancy,  and  a  musical  ear."  He  had 
taste  and  feeling,  and  at  times— as  in  his  familiar 
"  Sheridan's  Ride  " — rare  vigor  and  dash  of  utterance. 
His  strength,  however,  lies  in  his  simple  lyrics  and 
idyls  of  pastoral  life,  which  are  marked  by  tine  sensi- 
bility and  imagination.  His  best  poem  is  "The 
Closing  Scene,"  an  elegy.  811.35. 

Poetical  Works.  Phila.,  Lippincott,3  vols., 
$5.25;  Library  edition,  1  vol.,  S3. 

These  editions  include  "The  New  Pastoral"  and 
the  "  House  by  the  Sea." 

The  Wagoner  of  the  Alleghanies,  and 
Other  Poems.     Phila. ,  Lippincott,  $1.50. 

Riley,  James  Whitcomb.     [1S52-.] 

Known  familiarly  as  the  "Hoosier"  poet.  His 
poetry  is  of  the  rural  and  domestic  order;  it  includes 
character  studies,  poems  in  dialect,  humorous,  pa- 
thetic, and  sentimental,  in  an  old-fashioned  way.  He 
distinctly  leads  the  choir  of  the  younger  American 
poets  who  sing  to  the  plain  people.  "The  Old  Man 
and  Jim"  is  perhaps  the  most  touching  poem  inspired 
by  the  Civil  War.  811.4 


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Old- Fashioned  Roses.  Indianapolis,  Bowen- 
Mci  i  ill,  $1.75, 

Selections  from  Mr.  Riley's  various  volumes  ol 
verse. 

Neighborly  Poems  on  Friendship  a\i> 
Farm  Life.  Indianapolis,  Bowen-Merrill, 
$1.25. 

Earlier  writings,  chiefly  in  dialei  t,  originally  issued 
under  the  pseudonym  of  Benjamin  F.  Johnson,  ol 
Boon. 

ARMAZINDY.     Indianapolis,     Bowen-Merrill, 

tl.25. 

II  isiei  harvest  .iirs,  child  rhymes,  and  humorous 
am!  serious  poems. 

Ai-TERWim.Ks.     Indianapolis,  Bowen-Merrill, 

M.25. 

Poems  Here  at  Home.     N.  Y.,  Century  Co., 

$1.50. 

Contains  "  The  Old  Man  and  Jim." 

Rossetti,  Christina  G.     [1830-1S94.] 

Anothen  i  those  sweet  feminine  voices,  like  Mrs. 

Browning,  Adelaide  Procter,  and  Jean  Ingelow,  that 
have  enriched  English  song  in  the  Victorian  era. 
"  Of  women  poets."  s.iys  Mr.  Stedman,  "  Miss  Rossetti 
still  finds  none  beside  her  on  the  heights  of  spiritual 
vision."  She  has  some  of  the  mystic  qualities  and 
much  of  the  genius  of  her  greater  brother  ;  in  her 
songs,  hymns,  and  lyrics  she  has  a  woman's  soulful- 
ness,  insight,  and  grace  of  touch.  Her  prose-writings 
have,  in  the  main,  a  serious  cast.  The  English  edi- 
tions of  her  verse  bear  the  titles  of  "The  Goblin 
Market  "  and  "The  Prince's  Progress,  and  Other 
Poems."  The  latter  volume  is  known  in  America  as 
"A  Pageant,  and  Other  Poems."  821.8. 

Poems.    Complete  edition.   Bost.,  Roberts,  $2. 
Rossetti,  Dante  Gabriel.     [1828-18S2.] 

Painter  and  poet,  or  rather  more  poet  than  painter, 
since  he  believed  himself  "to  have  mastered  the 
means  of  embodying  poetical  conceptions  in  the 
verbal  and  rhythmical  vehicle  moie  thoroughly  than 
in  form  and  design,  perhaps  more  thoroughly  than  in 
color  "  K  issetti  belongs  to  what  Robert  Buchanan,  on 
moral  as  well  ason  literary  grounds, termed  the  "fleshly 
school  of  poetry."  marked  by  sensuousness  and  ultra- 
romanticism.  His  work  includes  sonnets,  lyrics, 
ballads  and  translations,  the  latter  being  chiefly  from 
Dante,  of  whom  Rossetti  was  a  devout  worshipper, 
and  whose  influence  is  seen  upon  his  artistic  as  well 
as  his  literary  work.  Perhaps  the  best  known,  as  it  is 
the  most  characteristii  of  Rossetti's  poems,  is  "The 
Blessed  Damozcl,"  a  singular  and  highly  artistic  pro- 
duction, which  marks  the  high  level  of  his  poetic  fac- 
ulty. "Sister  Helen."  which  is  of  the  ballad  type, 
with  a  refrain,  is  a  poem  of  equal  merit  in  another 
key.  It  tells  a  tale  of  relentless  vengeance  on  the 
part  of  a  wronged  woman,  and  might  for  its  dramatic 
quality  be  placed  on  a  plane  with  the  tragic  stories  of 
classical  literature.  Rossetti  is,  however,  most  worth- 
ily known  by  his  sonnets,  of  which  he  wrote  many 
that  deserve  to  rank  with  the  best  of  our  century. 

821.84. 

Poetical  Works.  Edited  by  W.  M.  Ros- 
setti. X.  V.,  Scribner,  $2.40;  Bost.,  Rob- 
erts, |2. 

An  excellent  edition,  with  preface  and  notes  by 
the  poet's  brother. 

Collected  Works.  Edited  by  W.  M.  Ros- 
setti.    N.  V.,  Scribner,  2  vols.,  $7.20. 


Poems.     X.    V.,   Crowell,   75  c.  or  %\. 

A  handy  one-volume  collection. 

Life    of     Rossetti.     By    Joseph     Knight. 

(Great  Writers  series.)  N.  Y.,  Scribner, 
$1 ;  A.  Lovell,  4c  <-. 

Sympathetic  and  well  informed. 

Ruskin,  John.     [1S19-.] 

Poet,  critic,  and  eloquent  prosc-wntcr  on  the  true 
and  beautiful  in  Nature  and  Art.  Mr.  Ruskin  first 
won  lame  by  the  publication  of  his  "  Modern  Painters, " 

a  plea  for  the  superiority  in  ;-rt  of  the  modern  1 
the  ancient  masters  of  landscape  painting,  and  a  de- 
fence, in  especial,  of  the  methods  and  work  of  Turner 
and  the  art  principles  of  the  Pre-Raphaelite  School . 
This  work  was  followed  by  "Stones  of  Venici  " 
and  "Seven  Lamps  of  Architecture"  ;  afterward 
delivered  his  eloquent  and  inspiring  lay  sermons  on 
the  mystical  union  between  Nature  and  Art,  Peauty 
and  Utility,  and  their  reflex,  in  the  reverential 
homage  for  the  beautiful  and  the  worthy,  in  the 
mind  and  character  of  the  race.  In  this  latter  ser- 
vice he  has  produced  a  great  body  of  fine  and 
thoughtful  work,  which  is  as  instructive  as  its  mean- 
ing is  profound.  Here,  as  elsewhere  in  his  writi 
the  Ruskinian  doctrines  come  strongly  out,  colored 
always  by  ,m  amiable  egotism  and  enforced  by  a  more 
or  less  arrogant  dogmatism.  But  his  works,  despite 
inconsistency  and  eccentricity,  have  deservedly  be- 
come classic,  no  less  from  the  wealth  and  impressn  - 
ness  of  the  thought  than  from  the  eloquence  and 
splendor  of  the  diction.  Mr.  Waldstein  says:  "Who- 
ever has  read  the  works  of  Ruskin  will  thereafter  ap- 
proach nature  with  a  ne%v  faculty  of  appreciation,  will 
have  his  attention  directed  to  what  he  before  passed  by 
with  indifference,  and  will  discover  what  was  before 
hidden."     See  also  Art  for  a  note  on  Ruskin.  824.86. 

The  authorized  and  best  edition  of  Ruskin 's  v. 
is  the  "  Brantwood,"  published  by  Maynard,  Merrill  Ac 
Co.,  N.  V. 

Modern  Painters.  X.  Y..  Mavnard,  Mer- 
rill &  Co.,  u  vols.,  Illus.,  $48;  Merrill  & 
Baker,  5  vols.,  $3.50,  £7.50,  and  upwards; 
Lovell,  Coryell,  5  vols.,  83.  so,  $6.25,  or 
87.50. 

Stones  of  Venice.    N.  Y.,  Mavnard,  Merrill 

&  Co.,  3  vols.,  Illus.,  $36;  Merrill  &  Baker, 
t,  vols.,  82,  $4.50,  and  upwards;  Lovell, 
Coryell,  $2,  83-75-  or  84.50. 

Seven    Lamps    ok    Architecture.     X.    Y.. 

Maynard,  Merrill  &  Co.,  82.75 ;  Merrill  A: 
Maker,  50  c.,  81,  and  upwards;  Lovell, 
Coryell,  75  c.,  or  81.50. 

Crown   ok  Wild   Olive,  and  Sesame  and 
Lilies.     X    Y  ,  Lovell,  Coryell,  75  c.     - 
arately,    X.    Y.,    Maynard,    Merrill    &   I 
(1.50;  Merrill  &    Baker,  50  c,  81,  and  up- 
wards each. 

The  favorite  writings  of  the  great  art  critic:  the 
former  bemg  lectures  on  "  Work,  Traffic,  and  War.'' 
impressively  and  didactically  treated;  the  latter 
dealing  symbolically  with  books  and  women,  ti- 
the subtitles  "Of  Kings'  Tnasuries"  and  "Of 
Queens'  Gardens." 

QUEEN  Ol    rHE  AlR.      X.    Y..   Maynard,   Mer- 
rill &  ('....  tl.50;  Merrill  ,V  Baker,  50  c.  | 
and  upwards. 

Discussing  Greek  myths  of  Cloud  and  Storm. 
Ethics    ok    the    Dust.     X.    Y..    Maynard, 


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Merrill  &  Co.,  $1.50;  Merrill  &  Baker,  50  c, 
-  1 ,  and  upwards. 

One  'if  the  happiest  and  most  inspiring  books  ever 
addressed  to  Little  Housewives. 

The  Work  of  John  Ri  skin:  Its  Influence 
Upon  Modern  Thought  and  Life.  By 
Charles  Waldstein.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  1S94.  $1. 
A   thoughtful  characterization  and  criticism  by  an 

archaeologist  of  mark.  Points  out  how  Ruskin's  atti- 
tude as  a  moral  preacher  limits  his  right  understanding 
of  art.  Gives  hearty  praise  to  his  eloquence  and  en- 
thusiasm. 

Scott,  Sir  Walter.     [1771-1832.] 

Has,  in  an  especial  degree,  the  fervid  patriotism  char- 
acteristic of  his  countrymen.  Beyond  all  the  writers 
of  North  Britain — Burns  alona  excepted — it  is  Scott 
who  has  given  the  "  Land  of  the  Heather  "  its  endur- 
ing fame.  His  literary  career  began  by  bringing  out  a 
collection  of  the  "  Minstrelsy  of  the  Scottish  Border." 
His  enthusiasm  for  ballad  poetry,  his  chivalrous  spirit, 
and  his  varied  antiquarian  lore,  coupled  with  a  rich 
fancy  and  wonderful  power  of  narration,  account  for 
his  success  first  as  a  poet,  and  afterwards— when  the 
poetic  vein  had  worked  itself  out — as  a  novelist  It  is 
as  a  poet  we  have  here  to  do  with  him.  In  poetry,  his 
lyrical  gifts  and  powers  of  animated  narration  have 
given  him  not  a  pre-eminent,  but  still  a  high  place. 
His  finest  productions  are  "  Marmion  :  a  Taleof  Flod- 
den  Field,"  "The  Lady  of  the  Lake,"  and  the  "  Lay 
of  the  Last  Minstrel."  Scott's  style— which  is  far 
from  a  careful  one — is  easy,  rapid,  and  graphic.  His 
poetic  fame  is,  however,  overshadowed  by  the  success 
he  attained  as  a  writer  of  prose  fiction.  821.74. 

Poetical  Works.     Edited  with   Memoir  by 
W.  B.   Scott.     N.  Y  ,  Routledge,  $1.50. 
Complete,  including  the  dramatic  works. 

The  Lady  of  the  Lake.  The  Lay  oe  the 
Last  Minstrel.  Marmion.  With  Notes 
by  W.  J.  Rolfe.  Bust.,  Houghton,  75c. 
each. 

Excellent  separate  texts  for  school  use,  with  Notes 
and  Introductions. 

Sir  Walter  Scott.  By  Richard  Holt  Hut- 
ton.  (English  Men  of  Letters  series.) 
N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c. 

A  monograph,  both  biographical  and  critical.  For 
the  Life  of  Scott,  by  J.   G.   Lockhart,  his  son-in-law, 

see  BlOGKAI'HY. 

Shakespeare,  William.     11564-1616.] 

Indisputably  the  first  of  the  world's  dramatists  and 
poets.  His  creative  power,  mastery  of  the  resources 
of  language,  his  many-sided  intellect  and  soaring  gilts 
of  imagination,  make  him  unapproachable.  Vast  is 
the  bibliography  connected  with  Shakespeare  ;  here  it 
is  possible  only  to  note  a  few  of  the  standard  contem- 
porary editions,  critical  works,  and  more  notable  com- 
mentaries. The  beginner  does  well  who  takes  up  one 
of  these  works  of  criticism,  for  there  is  dross  as  well  as 
gold  in  Shakespeare,  and  to  understand  his  meaning 
many  terms  and  allusions  need  to  be  explained. 

822.33. 

A  Primer  of  Shakespeare.  By  Prof.  EJ 
Dovvden.     N.  Y.,  Am.  Book  Co.,  35  c. 

Invaluable  us  an  introduction  to  the  Poet  and  his 
works. 


A  Shakespearian  Grammar.    By  Rev.  E.  A. 

Abbott.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.50. 

Excellent  to  the  student  as  a  philological  and  gram 
matical  text-book. 


Craik's   English  of  Shakespeare.     Edited 

by  W.J.   Rolfe.     Bost.,  Ginn,  $1. 

A  useful  exposition  of  the  Poet's  language  and 
style,  illustrated  in  a  philological  commentary  on  the 
piay  of  Julius  Caesar. 

Mind  and  Art  of  Shakespeare.    By  Prof. 

E.  Dowden.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 75. 

A  critical  study  of  the  highest  value,  illuminating 
the  poet's  work  in  every  phase,  while  tracing  with  a 
firm  hand  the  growth  and  development  of  his  genius. 

Commentaries.     By  G.  G.  Gervinus.     From 

the  German.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $5.25. 

Acute,  sympathetic,  and  thorough.  Nowhere  else 
is  there  so  full  and  intelligent  a  study  of  t^ie  separate 
plays,  or  better  interpretation  of  the  poet's  meaning. 

Introduction  to  Shakespeare.     By  Prof. 

Hiram  Corson.     Bost.,  Heath,  S1.50. 

Presents  the  Poet  in  his  attitude  towards  things, 
rather  than  as  a  textual  study. 

Shakespearian  Concordance.  By  John 
Bartlett.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $14. 

A  monumental  work,  giving  the  passage  in  which 
each  word  occurs. 

Shakespeare  Concordance.  By  Charles 
and  Mary  Cowden  Clarke.  N.  Y.,  Scrib- 
ner, $7.50. 

Concordanc  :e  to  the  Plays.  By  W.  Daven- 
port Adams.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  $1.50. 

The  Variorum  Shakespeare.  Edited  by 
H.  Howard  Furness.  Phila.,  Lippincott, 
to  be  completed  in  25  vols.,  £4  each. 

Ten  volumes  are  now  ready  :  Romeo  and  Juliet, 
Macbeth,  King  Lear,  Othello,  Merchant  of  Venice, 
As  You  Like  it,  Tempest,  Midsummer  Night's  Dream, 
each  1  vol.,  Hamlet  2  vols. 

The  Harvard  Shakespeare.  Edited  by 
H.  N.  Hudson,  LL.D.  Bost.,  Ginn,  20 
vols.,  $25;  or  10  vols.,  §20. 

Suited  to  the  student  and  the  general  reader.  It  is 
conveniently  supplied  with  two  sets  of  notes— one  set,  at 
foot  of  page,  explaining  the  text :  the  other,  at  the  end 
of  each  pi.  y,  dealing  with  textual  comment  and  criti- 
cism. 

Expurgated    Shakespeare.     By  the   same 

editor.      Bost.,  Ginn,  23  vols.,  50c;  paper, 

35  c.  each. 

The  Plays  only,  designed  for  school  use  and  family- 
read  ing. 

Complete  Works.  Edited  by  Howard 
Staunton.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,   3  vols.,  $18. 

With  illustrations  by  Sir  John  Gilbert.  A  fine  library 
edition. 

An  edition  of  thesame,  without  illustrations,  N.  V., 
Routledge,  6  vols.,  $10. 

Complete  Works.  Knight's  edition,  N.Y., 
Routledge,  3  vols.,  $3.75. 

In  large  type,  with  illustrations. 

Handy  Volume  Edition  oe  Complete 
Works.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  13  vols.,  $7.50. 

The  Temple  Edition.  (Dent,  London.) 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  40  vols.,  45  c.  each. 

A  dainty  pocket  or  boudoir  edition,  of  which  half  i  f 
the  issue  has  appeared.  It  is  edited,  with  prefaces, 
notes,  and  a  glossary,  by  Israel  Gollancz,  M.A. 

The  Leopold  Shakespeare.     N.  Y.,  Cassell, 

Si. 50. 

Complete  Works  from  the  text  of  Prof.  Delius,  with 
"  Edward  III."  and  "The  Two  Noble  Kinsmen,"  and 
introduction  by  F.  J.  Furnivall.     Illustrated. 


Literature, 


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Universal   Edition.      N.    v.,   Warne,   $i. 
A  handy  edition,  in  good  i\  pe, 

Shakespeare  for  rHE  Young.     ByS.  Brand- 
ram.     I'hila.,  Lippincott,  !ri-75- 
Duly  selected  and  expurgated. 

The  Girlhood  oi  Shakespeare's  Heroines  : 
a  series  of  fifteen  tales.  By  Mary  Cowden 
Clarke.  Illustrated.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $3. 
A  delightful  picture  ya  lery  bj  a  woman  whose  life 

baa  been  devoted  to  the  stud)  oi  Shakespeare. 

Some  of  Shakespeare's    Female  Charac- 

1 1  rs.     By    Helena    Faucit  (Lady  Martin). 

Illustrated.     N.  V..  Scribner,  13. 

An  informing  aid  to  the  student  oi  Shakespeare's 
heroines. 
Tales  from  Shakespeare.     By  Charles  and 

Mary   Lamb.      N.  V.,  l.ovell,  Coryell,  75  c. 

\.a  entertaining  introduction  to  Shakespeare's  Plays, 
giving  plot  and  argument. 

Shelley,  Percy  Bysshe.     [  1  ;i)2-iS22.] 

Keats'  contemporary  and  peei  in  genius,  though, 
unlike  Keats,  of  revolutionary  principles.  Like  Keats, 
hedied  young,  though  not  before  Shelley  laid  on  his 
friend's  bier  the  immortelle  of  "Adonais,"  an  elegy 
which  worthily  ranks  with  Milton's  "  Lycidas."  Shel- 
ley's chief  poetic. il  works  embrace  "Queen  Mab"; 
"  The  Cenci,"  a  tragedy  full  of  passion  and  power;  the 
rich  but  hardly  sane  poem,  "  Tile  Revolt  (if  Islam  "  ;  and 
"Pmmethcus  Unbound,''  a  lyrical  drama  of  entranc- 
ing beauty.  In  most  of  these  poems  Shelley  declares 
himself  "a  scion  of  infidelity,  '  and  is  thoroughly  re- 
pellent. Happily  we  have  in  his  lyrics,  i  ides,  and  briefer 
poems  something  to  which  we  can  turn  with  gladness 
unrestrained.  Hardly  is  there  anything  finer  in  liter- 
ature than  the  poet's  odes  "To  a  Skylark  "  and  "To 
the  West  Wind,"  or  anything  sweeter  than  the  rapt- 
urous passion  of  "  The  Cloud."  821.77. 
Poktical  Works.     Edited  by  Prof.  Dowden. 

N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  §1.75. 
Poetical  Works.     Edited  by  W.  M.   Ros- 

setti.  N.  Y.,  Crowell,  75  c.  and  upwards. 
Poetical  Works.     Edited    by  W.  B.   Scott. 

N.  V.,  Routledge,  $1.50. 
POEMS.       Selected    and     edited    by  Stopford 

A.  Brooke.      N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  %i. 

Smith,  Goldwin.     [1S23-.] 

We  deal  here  with  this  eminent  author,  not  as  an 
historian,  but  as  a  thoughtful  essayist,  an  acute  critic, 
and  a  brilliant  litterateur.  He  is  one  of  the  great  prose- 
writers  of  the  century,  a  man  of  wide  knowledge,  high 
culture,  and  an  almost  matchless  power  of  terse  and 
luminous  expression.  Not  less  notable  is  the  hi^h 
moral  quality  of  his  work.  He  is  an  independent 
thinker;  and  though  his  convictions  are  not  always 
those  of  his  reader,  he  is  invariably  instructive  and 
stimulating.  824.8. 

Essays  on  Questions  ok  the  Day,  Political 
and  Social.  N.  V.,  Macmillan,  S2.25. 
A  collection  of  weighty  chapters  on  topics  of  the 
time,  on  which  the  author  holds  decided,  if  con- 
troverted, opinions— Church  Disestablishment,  the 
Irish  Question,  the  Jewish  Question,  the  Woman 
Question,  Prohibition,  Social  and  Industrial  Revolu- 
tion. 

Spenser,  Edmund.     [1552-1599.] 

Elizabethan  laureate,  who  chiefly  owes  his  fame  to 
his  great  allegorical  epic,  "The  Faerie  Queene."  In 
us  moral  beauty,  and  in  the  musical  flow  of  the  poem, 
it  takes  rank  with  the  very  noblest  English  verse,  di  - 
spite  the  tediousness  of  its  allegory.  The  motive  is 
to  describe  the  warfare  of  twelve  knights  against  all 
forms  of  evil,  which  in  the  poet's  pages  become  real 
personages,  and  contend  with  the  knights  who  repre- 
sent the  chief  virtues.  Among  his  other  productions  are 


"The  Shepherd's  Calendar,"  a  tender  pastoral  poem, 
dedicated  to  the  poet's  patron,  Sir  Philip  Sidney; 
" Prothalamion,"  "a  spousal  verse " ;  the  "Hymn  in 
I  Ion.  .Mi  oi  Beaut]  "  ;  some  fine  sonnets ;  and  the  mag- 
nificent nuptial  ode,  "  Bpithalamion,"  in  whi<  b  S| 
sei  celebrates,  with  chaste  but  rather  cloying  ardor, 
his  own  marriage.  For  an  illuminating  study  of  the 
poet,  see  Lowell's  "  Among  My  Books."  821.31. 
The    Faerie   Qi  i  i  ne.     N.   Y.,   Routledge, 

$1.40. 
The  Faerib   Qi  bene.     Edited  by  R.  Morris, 

N.    Y.,  Mat  mill. 111,  S'l   75. 

Another  serviceable  edition,  including  the  Minor 
Poems,  and  Memoir  by  J.  W.  Hales. 

Poetical  Works.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  $3. 

An  accepted  edition  of  the  complete  works,  edited 
by  Rev.  ll .  J.  Todd,  with  m ites  from  various > ommen- 

tators,  life  and  glossary. 

Poetical  Works.     Edited  by  J.  Payne  Col- 
lier.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  5  vol's.,  $3.75. 
A  choice  Library  edition,  in  handy  form,  in 
type. 

Talis    from    Spenser,    from    The    Faerie 
QUEENE.    By  Sophia  M.  Maclehose.     N.  Y., 
Macmillan,  50  c,  or  $1.25. 
An  admirable  series. 

Spenser  for  Children.     Bv  M.  II.  Towry. 

N.   V.,  Scribner,  fl.25. 

Delightful  renderings  of  the  Poet's  stories,  such  as 
"Una  and  the  Lion,"  the  "Red  Cross  Knight  and 
the  Dragon,"  and  others. 

Spenser.      By  Dean  Church.     (English   Men 
of  Letters  series.)     N.  V.,  Harper,  75  c. 
An  admirable   and   sympathetic   monograph,    with 

critical  estimate. 

Stedman,  Edmund  Clarence.     [1S33-  .] 

American  poet,  critic,  and  man  of  letters.  Mr.  Sted- 
man began  life  as  a  journalist,  and  for  a  time  acted  asa 
war  correspondent.  He  afterwards  forsook  journalism 
for  finance  ;  in  recent  years  he  has  devoted  himself  to 
literature.  Besides  writing  verse  of  distinction,  he  has 
engaged  in  the  work  of  literary  criticism,  of  which  his 
"  Victorian  Poets"  and  "  Poets  of  America  "  are  emi- 
nent examples.  He  has  recently,  with  the  assistance 
of  Miss  Ellen  M.  Hutchinson,  passed  through  the 
press  a  great  treasury  of  American  literature,  in 
eleven  octavo  volumes.  Mr.  Stedman  isa  highly  com- 
petent, sane,  and  discerning  critic,  bringing  to  his 
tasks  rare  and  scholarly  acquirements,  and  judgment 
matured  in  the  successful  practice  of  creative  art. 
Remarkable,  also,  is  his  catholicity  of  taste  and  judg- 
ment. In  1891  he  inaugurated  the  Turnbull  Lecture- 
ship on  Poetry  at  the  Johns  Hopkins  University,  by  a 
series  of  lectures  on  the  nature  and  elements  of  poetry, 
which  were  repeated  in  the  following  ycr  before  the 
University  of  Columbia.  811.43. 

(  Poets     ok     America.     Bost.,      Houghton, 

|2.25. 

(Victorian    Poets.     Revised,   with    supple- 
[     mentary  chapter.    Bost.,  Houghton,  $2.25. 

Invaluable  as  a  literary  exposition  of  modern  poe- 
try, English  and  American.  It  would  be  difficult  to 
point  to  a  better  or  more  useful  body  of  criticism. 

Nature  and  Elements  ok  Poetry.  Bost., 
Houghton,  $1.50. 

Elizabeth  Barrett  Browning:  an  essay. 
With  "Lady  (ieraldine's  Courtship"  and 
"  Favorite  Poems  from  Robert  Browning." 
Bost.,  Houghton,  40  c,  or  ;:  1  . 

Library  of  American  Literature.  N.  v., 
Wm.  Evarts  Benjamin,  11  vols.,  $30  and 
upwards. 

POEMS.      Bost.,  Houghton,  Si. 50. 


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Literature. 


Stephen,  Leslie.     [1832-.] 

Man  of  letters,  and  first  of  modern  English  critics. 
He  succeeded  Thackeray,  whose  daughter  he  married, 
in  the  editorship  of  the  Cornhill  Magazine,  but  re- 
signed this  to  become  editor,and  now  a  valued  contribu- 
tor, to  that  threat  English  literary  enterprise,  the  "  Dic- 
tionary of  National  Biography."  Mr.  Leslie  Stephen's 
articles  on  English  literary  men  in  thisdiclionary  are  of 
the  highest  critical  value,  being  distinguished  by  acute 
insight,  great  erudition,  and  a  charming  and  sympa- 
thetic style.  To  the  "  English  Men  of  Letters  "  series 
he  has  contributed  three  admirable  monographs,  those 
on  Alexander  Pope,  Samuel  Johnson,  and  Dean  Swift. 
His  other  works  embrace  a  "  History  of  English 
Thought  in  the  18th  Century";  a  work  on  "The 
Science  of  Ethics";  an  interesting  "Life  of  Prof. 
Henry  Fawcett  ";  and  a  series  of  literary  studies,  bio- 
graphical and  critical,  under  the  title  of  "Hours  in  a 
Library."  824.8. 

Hours  in  a   Library.     N.  Y.,   Putnam,  3 

vols.,  ¥4.50. 

Contents  in  part:  De  Foe,  Richardson,  Pope, 
Scott,  Hawthorne,  Balzac,  Johnson,  Disraeli,  Mas- 
singer,  Wordsworth,  Landor,  Macaulay,  Chariotte 
Bronte,  Shelley,  Gray,  Sterne,  Coleridge. 

J  Jonathan  Swift.  Samuel  Johnson.  Alex- 
-]  a.nder  POPE.  (English  Men  of.  Letters 
(      series.)     N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c.  each. 

Appreciative  and   critical  studies  of  a  high  order, 

dealing  with  the  age  as  well  as  with  the  work  of  each 

subject. 

Stoddard,  Richard  Henry.     [1S25-.] 

Poet  and  man  of  letters,  at  present  literary  editor 
of  the  New  York  Mail  and  Express.  An  industrious 
worker  in  varied  paths  of  literature,  an  accomplished 
editor  in  biography  and  criticism— notably  in  the 
"  Sans-Souci  "  and  "  Brie  a-Brac"  series— author  of 
several  volumes  of  collected  poems.  He  is  a  graceful 
poet,  many  of  his  lyrical  pieces  having  much  of  "the 
tenderness  and  delicacy  of  expression  that  charm  us  in 
Herrick,  Tennyson,  and  the  German  Heine."  He  has  a 
fine  ear  for  melody,  and  his  style  is  marked  by  purity 
and  grace.  His  volumes  of  verse  range  over  a  period 
of  forty  years,  the  best  known  being  "Songs  of  Sum- 
mer," "The  Book  of  the  East,"  and  "The  King's 
Bell."  As  representative  poems,  may  be  named  his 
"Hymn  to  the  Sea,"  "The  Country  Life,"  "The 
Dead  Master,"  and  "  The  Fisher  and  Charon." 

811.41. 

Poetical  Writings.    With  portrait.     N.  Y., 
Scribner,  £4. 

The  Lion's  Cub,  and  Other  Verse.     N.  Y., 
Scribner,  $1.25. 

Under  the  Evening  Lamp.     N.  Y.,  Scribner, 

$1.25. 

Sympathetic  studies  of  Burns  and  his  contempo- 
raries, of  Edward  Fitzgerald,  of  Lord  Houghton,  and 
other  minor  poets. 

Swinburne,  Algernon  Charles.     [1S37-.] 

The  greatest  living  English  port.  In  his  early 
sensuous  but  mellifluous  verse  he  forfeited  the  recog- 
nition which  liis  eminent  abilities  and  tine  lyrical  gifts 
ought  to  have  won  for  him.  In  spite  of  this,  and  of 
his  lateroutburstsof  Republicanism  and  sympathy  with 
regicides,  Swinburne's  place  is  among  the  immortals 
of  song.  Few  writers  of  verse  have  had  a  liner  ear 
than  he  for  melody  and  poetic  form,  or  a  more  thor- 
ough mastery  over  the  technicalities  of  metrical  com- 
position. His  first  successful  poem  was  "  Atalanta  in 
Calydon,"  a  splendid  classical  tragedy,  flawless  in  form 
and  spirit.  Following  this  came  the  successive  trage- 
dies which  constitute  a  trilogy  —  "  C'hastelard,"  "  Both- 
well,"  and  "  Mary  Queen  of  Scots."  These,  with  his 
"  Songs  Before  Sunrise"  and   "Songs  of  the  Spring 


Tides,"  comprise  the  bulk  of  Swinburne's  verse.  His 
writings  include  also  a  number  of  fine  critical  prose 
essays.  821.86. 

POETICAL  Works.  Selected,  with  introduc- 
tion, by  R.  H.  Stoddard.  N.  Y.,  Crowell, 
75  c.  and  upwards. 

Contains  Atalanta  in  Calydon,  Erechtheus,  Chaste- 
lard,  Bothwell,  and  Mary  Stuart. 

Songs  Before  Sunrise.  Lond.,  Chatto,  10s. 
6d. 

Songs  of  the  Springtides.  Lond.,  Chatto,  6s. 
Century  of  Roundels.     Lond.,  Chatto,  8s. 
Essays  and  Studies.     Lond.,  Chatto,  12s. 
Taylor,  Bayard.     [1825-1878.] 

Poet,  essayist,  traveller,  and  diplomat.  A  versatile, 
accomplished,  and  industrious  author.  Bayard  Taylor 
touched  American  thought  on  many  sides,  and  made 
excellent  though  not  great  contributions  to  American 
letters.  Beginning  life  as  a  journalist,  he  early  mani- 
fested a  passion  for  travel,  the  literature  of  which  he 
has  enriched  by  his  "  Views  Afoot  "  and  "  By-Ways  of 
Europe,"  as  well  as  by  his  "  Poems  of  the  Orient  "  and 
"  Poems  of  Homeand  Travel."  His  glowing,  though 
strong,  literary  style  makes  these  works  attractive, 
apart  from  the  incidents  they  describe.  As  an  accom- 
plished German  scholar,  he  has  left  behind  him  one  of 
the  best  English  translations  of  Goethe's  "  Faust,"  to- 
gether with  an  excellent  series  of  "  Studies  in  German 
Literature."  His  poetry,  which  is  largely  dramatic,  is 
marked  by  fine  ideality,  manifest  truth,  and  genuine 
feeling.  811.46. 

Poetical  Works.     Bost.,   Houghton,  $1.50. 

Dramatic  Works.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50. 

Prince  Deukalion.  A  Lyrical  Drama. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  £3. 

Life  and  Letters.  Edited  by  his  widow 
and  H.  E.  Scudder.  Bost.,  Houghton,  2 
vols.,  §4. 

Tennyson,  Alfred,  Lord.    [1S00-1S92.] 

Greatest  of  the  Victorian  poets  and  consummate  art- 
ist in  verse.  He  lacked  the  dramatic  faculty,  and  had 
but  slender  gifts  of  invention  and  creation.  But  among 
Idyllic  poets  he  stands  preeminent  ;  his  "  Idylls  of  the 
King  "  give  a  great  legend  its  noblest  setting.  Never 
has  literature  had  such  a  master  of  lyrical  verse  ;  while 
in  stateliness  and  rhythm  his  blank  verse  attains  al- 
most Miltonic  heights.  A  like  comparison  might  be 
made  with  Milton,  in  that  magnificent  burst  of  elegiac 
song,  "  In  Memoriam,"  written,  like  "  Lycidas,"  to 
assuage  a  poet's  grief  on  the  loss  of  a  friend.  Tenny- 
son's writings  worthily  represent  his  age,  and  manifest 
many  of  the  highest  qualities  of  the  thought  and  art 
of  his  time.  In  "The  Two  Voices,"  "The  Talking 
Oak,"  and  in  much  else  of  his  work,  we  see  how  pro- 
foundly new  knowledge  illuminates  world-old  prob- 
lems, though  it  cannot  solve  them.  Not  less  distinc- 
tively the  products  of  the  time  are  the  story  of  "  The 
Princess,"  the  metrical  romance  of  "Maud,"  and  the 
wealth  of  his  other  descriptive,  narrative,  and  lyrical 
verse.  821.81. 

Complete  Poetical  Works.  Cabinet  edition. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  10  vols.,  $1.50  each,  or 
together,  $12.50;  1  vol.,  $1.75;  Bost., 
Houghton,  6  vols., $6;  1  vol.,  $1.50. 

LYRICAL  Poems.      Edited  by  F.  T.  Palgrave. 

N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.75. 

Idylls  oe  the  King.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
$1.25. 

In  Memoriam.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si. 25. 

The  Princess,  and  Maid.  N.  Y.,  Macmil- 
lan, fi.50. 


Literature. 


77 


[*hb  Poetry  of  Tennyson.     By  Henry  Van 
Dyke.  D.D.     N.  V..  Scrlbner,  $2. 
Written  in  .in  excellent  spirit,   the  treatment  dis- 
playing intelligence  and  sympathetii  insight,  marked, 
however,  by  occasional  eccentricitj  in  judgment. 

Study  of  rHE  Works    of    Tennyson.     By 
A.  C.  Tainsh.     N.  V..  Macmillan,  $1.75. 
V  s  and    sympathetic  analysis,  mu<  h  es 

teemed  by  Tennysonians, 

Tennyson:  His  Art  in  Rei  ation  ro  Modern 
Life.  By  Stopford  A.  Brooke.  N.  Y\, 
Putnam,  - 

The  work  ol  .1  cultured,  highly  informed  writer, 
author  ol  the  well-known  "  Primer  of  English  Litera- 
ture," treating  of  the  Poet  in  relation  to  hi-,  age  and 
the  spirit  of  the  time. 

Study,  with  Critk  \i  and  Explanatory 
Notes,  of  Lord  Tennyson's  poem  "The 
PRINCESS."  Bj  Samuel  E.  Dawson.  Mon- 
treal, Dawson  Brothers,  18S4,  Si. 

"  The  Princess"  contains  Tennyson's  solution  of 
the  position  of  woman  in  society.  Prefixed  to  this 
"Study"  is  a  long  and  very  interesting  letter  from 
Lord  Tennyson  to  the  author,  in  which  the  poet  gi\  es 
an  insight  into  his  modes  of  literary  composition,  and 
criticises   the  "Study"  in  one  or  two    points,   while 

ing  it  his  general  approval. 

Thackeray,  William  Makepeace.  [1S11-1S63.] 
English  literature  knows  no  healthier  or  saner 
writer  than  the  chivalrous  and  large-hearted  Thack- 
eray. A  true  humorist,  who  could  see  the  droll  things 
in  life,  he  had  a  passionate  dislike  of  the  ignoble, 
the  false,  and  the  mean.  His  novels  do  not  come 
within  our  purview;  but  if  he  had  never  written  a 
work  of  fiction,  his  lectures  and  miscellaneous  writings 
would  have  made  him  famous.  824.8. 

The  English  Humorists  of  the  Eighteenth 
Century  ;  the  Folk  Georges  ;  and  the 
Roundabout  Papers.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
81.25. 

The  "  Humorists  "  is  a  delightful  volume  of  genial, 
but  acute,  criticism,  dealing  with  Fielding,  Swift, 
Sterne,  Smollett,  Steele,  Addison,  and  other  of  the  18th 
century  writers.  The  sketches  are  models  of  good  writ- 
ing, with  sympathetic  insight  and  humor.  The  "  Four 
Georges,"  which  is  notable  for  its  scathing  attack  on 
the  fourth  of  the  royal  name,  gives  a  brilliant  pic- 
ture of  English  life  and  manners  in  the  early  Hano- 
verian period.  The  "Roundabout  Papers"  are  on 
all  manner  of  light  and  grave  subjects,  dashed  off  in 
an  easy,  pleasant  mood,  with  the  utmost  geniality  and 
charity. 

BALLADS.  Illustrated.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
$1.50. 

Humorous,  satirical,  and  sentimental,  in  imitation 
<  t  the  dies  of  Horace  and  the  Lyrics  of  Beranger. 

The  Rose  and  the  Ring.   Illustrated.    N.Y., 

Putnam,  81.25. 

The  history  of  Prince  Giglio  and  Prince  Bulbo— 
"a  Fireside  Pantomime  for  Great  and  Small  Children," 
as  the  author  himself  sets  forth. 

The  Paris  Sketch  Book.  N.  Y.,  Routledge, 
40  c. 

Sketches  and  stories. 

For  complete  sets  of  his  works  see  FICTION. 

W.    M.   THACKERAY.      By  Anthony  Trollope. 
(English   Men    of    Letters   series.)     N.  Y., 
Harper,  75  c. 
A  very  inadequate  memoir. 

W.  M.  THACKERAY.     By  H.  T.  Merivale  and 
F.    T.    Marzials.      (Great   Writers   series.) 
N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1. 
A  better  memoir,  though  unsatisfactory. 

Whittier,  John  Greenleaf.     [1807-1892.] 

The  poet  of  the  cheery  and  homely  side  of  human 
nature  ;  a  representative  New  Englander.  His  lyrical 
qualities,  the  soundness  of  his  sentiment,  and  the 
fervor  of  his  anti-slavery  muse,  endear  him  to  the  more 
serious  type  of  readers.     Not  the  least  of  his  merits 


are  his  Quakerly  purity  of  thought  and  den 

ing.      His  ranged    subjects   is  comparatively  limited, 

.is  well  as  unexciting  ;  but  he  has  rare  powers  of 
felicitous  and  melodious  expression.  His  "Snow 
Hound,"    '•  Prayer-Seeker,"     "Maud    Muller,"    and 

"  Barbara  Fnctchie,"  are  tavorile  poems  wherever  the 
English  language  is  spoken.  811.36. 

Poeticai  vndProsi  Works.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, 7  vols.,  S  10.50. 

With  Notes  by  tin-  author,  and  Portraits.  The  edi- 
tion can  be  had  in  two  separate  divisions— the  Poems 
in  4  vols  ,  the  Prose  in  3  vols.,  at  $1.50  iirr  vol.  '1  he 
latter  embrace  the  Tales  and  Sketches,  Historical  and 
Slavery  Subjects,  Margaret  Smith's  Journal,  the  Old 
Portraits,  and  Modern  Sketches,  etc. 

POEMS.     Bost.,    Houghton,    Cabinet  edition, 

$i;  Household  edition,  Si. 50. 

A  new  and  much  enlarged  collection,  in  convenient 
form. 

Life    and    Letters.     By    S.    T.    Pickard. 

Bost.,  Houghton,  2  vols.,  $4. 

An  authoritative,  full,  and  sympathetic  biography, 
with  selections  from  the  poet's  correspondence. 

Wordsworth,  William.     [1770-1S50.] 

Poet  of  reflection  and  contemplation,  writer  of  son- 
nets, lyrics,  odes,  philosophical  poems,  and  other  sub- 
jective verse.  Matthew  Arnold  esteems  Wordsworth 
"  one  of  the  chief  glories  of  English  poetry,"  and  places 
him  next  to  Shakespeare  and  Milton.  He  frankly  ad- 
mits, however,  that  his  high  poetic  achievement  is 
much  detracted  from  by  a  considerable  volume  of  in- 
ferior and  encumbering  verse.  His  best  work  is  to  be 
found  in  his  shorter  pieces,  in  which  he  "  pipes  a  sim- 
ple song  for  thinking  hearts."  A  high  philosophy 
underlies  much  of  his  work  ;  but  its  chief  distinction  is 
the  poet's  intense  love  of  Nature,  sympathy  with 
human  feelings  and  emotions,  high  sense  of  duty,  and 
idealizing  power  of  imagination.  Added  to  this  is  a 
pervading  elevation  of  tone  and  exquisite  simplicity 
and  beauty  of  language.  His  chief  works  are  "The 
Excursion  "  and  "The  Prelude,"  lengthy  philosophi- 
cal poems  in  blank  verse,  the  latter  chiefly  autobio- 
graphical ;  Lyrical  Ballads,  Sonnets,  "  Yarrow  Re- 
visited," and  a  romantic  narrative  poem,  "The  White 
Doe  of  Rylstone.  His  fame  rests,  however,  on  his 
shorter  pieces— such  as  "Lucy  Gray,"  "Peter  Bell," 
"  Laodamia,"  and  the  "Ode  to  Duty"  and  "Intima- 
tions of  Immortality."  For  criticism,  see  Hutton's 
and  Arnold  s  Essays,  Shairp's  "Aspects  of  Poetry" 
and  "  Poetic  Interpretation  of  Nature,"  and  Lowell's 
"Among  My  Books."'  821.71. 

Poetical  Works.  Edited,  with  memoir,  by 
Prof.  Edward  Dowden.  N.  Y.,  Macmil- 
lan, 7  vols.,  $5-25- 

Complete  Poetical  Works.  With  intro- 
duction by  John  Morley.  N.  Y.,  Macmil- 
lan, Si  75. 

Select  Poems.  Chosen  and  edited,  with 
preface,  by  Matthew  Arnold.  N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan, Si. 

The  pure  gold  of  the  poet,  with  Matthew  Arnold's 
admirable  estimate  of  Wordsworth's  genius,  and 
a  critical  valuation  of  his  best  work. 

The  Prelude,  Si. 25.     Pki  md  Essays 

in  Poetry,  50  c.  Selections  m;om  the 
POEMS,  $1.25.  Edited  by  A.  J.  George 
Bost.,  Heath. 

Valuable  as  school  texts,  with  excellent  notes,  by  a 
scholarly  Wordsworthian.  Useful,  also,  to  reading 
circles,  and  to  the  general  student  of  literature. 

W111  LAM  Wi  1RDSW1  'Kin.    By  F.  W.  H.  Myers. 

(English    Men   of    Letters  series.)     N.   Y., 

Harper,  75  c. 

By  the  best  exponent  of  the  Wordsworthian  philoso- 
phy. 


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Literature. 


Stephen,  Leslie.     [1832-.] 

Man  of  letters,  and  first  of  modern  English  critics. 
He  succeeded  Thackeray,  whose  daughter  he  married, 
in  the  editorship  of  the  Cornhill  Magazine,  but  re- 
signed this  ti>  become  editor,and  now  a  valued  contribu- 
tor, to  that  great  English  literary  enterprise,  the  "  Dic- 
tionary of  National  Biography."  Mr.  Leslie  Stephen's 
articles  on  English  literary  men  in  this  dictionary  are  of 
the  highest  critical  value,  being  distinguished  by  acute 
insight,  great  erudition,  and  a  charming  and  sympa- 
thetic style.  To  the  "English  Men  of  Letters  "  s.-ries 
he  has  contributed  three  admirable  monographs,  those 
on  Alexander  Pope,  Samuel  Johnson,  and  Dean  Swift. 
His  other  works  embrace  a  "  History  of  English 
Thought  in  the  18th  Century";  a  work  on  "The 
Science  of  Ethics";  an  interesting  "Life  of  Prof. 
Henry  Fawcett "  ;  and  a  series  of  literary  studies,  bio- 
graphical and  critical,  under  the  title  of  "Hours  in  a 
Library."  824.8. 

Hours  in  a   Library.     N.  Y.,   Putnam,  3 

vols.,  $4.50. 

Contents  in  part:  De  Foe,  Richardson,  Pope, 
Scott,  Hawthorne,  Balzac,  Johnson,  Disraeli,  Mas- 
singer,  Wordsworth,  Landor,  Macaulay,  Charlotte 
Bronte,  Shelley,  Gray,  Sterne,  Coleridge. 

(Jonathan  Swift.  Samuel  Johnson.  Alex- 
-,  ander  Pope.  (English  Men  of.  Letters 
(      series.)     N.  Y.,  Harper,  75  c.  each. 

Appreciative  and  critical  studies  of  a  high  order, 

dealing  with  the  age  as  well  as  with  the  work  of  each 

subject. 

Stoddard,  Richard  Henry.     [1825-.] 

Poet  and  man  of  letters,  at  present  literary  editor 
of  the  New  York  Mail  and  Express.  An  industrious 
worker  in  varied  paths  of  literature,  an  accomplished 
editor  in  biography  and  criticism— notably  in  the 
"  Sans-Souci  "  and  "  Brie  a-Brac"  series— author  of 
several  volumes  of  collected  poems.  He  is  a  graceful 
poet,  many  of  his  lyrical  pieces  having  much  of  "the 
tenderness  and  delicacy  of  expression  that  charm  us  in 
Herrick,  Tennyson,  and  the  German  Heine."  He  has  a 
fine  ear  for  melody,  and  his  style  is  marked  by  purity 
and  grace.  His  volumes  of  verse  range  over  a  period 
of  forty  years,  the  best  known  being  "Songs  of  Sum- 
mer," "The  Book  of  the  East,"  and  "The  King's 
Bell."  As  representative  poems,  may  be  named  his 
"Hymn  to  the  Sea,"  "  The  Country  Life,"  "The 
Dead  Master,"  and  "  The  Fisher  and  Charon." 

811.41. 

Poetical  Writings.    With  portrait.    N.  Y., 

Scribner,  |  \. 

The  Lion's  Cub,  and  Other  Verse.     N.  Y., 
Scribner,  $1.25. 

Under  the  Evening  Lamp.     N.  Y.,  Scribner, 

$1.25. 

Sympathetic  studies  of  Burns  and  his  contempo- 
raries, of  Edward  Fitzgerald,  of  Lord  Houghton,  and 
other  minor  poets. 

Swinburne,  Algernon  Charles.     [1837-.] 

Ilic     grr.itcst     living     English    poet.      In    his   early 

Bsnsuous  i>ut  mellifluous  utv  lie  forfeited  the  recog- 
nition which  ins  eminent  abilities  and  tine  lyrical  gilts 
ought  to  have  won  for  him.  In  spite  of  this,  and  of 
his  later  outbursts  of  Republicanism  and  sympathy  with 
regicides,  Swinburne's  place  is  among  the  immortals 
of  song.  Few  writers  of  verse  have  had  a  liner  ear 
than  he  for  melody  and  poetic  form,  or  a  more  thor- 
ough mastery  over  the  technicalities  oi  metrical  com- 
position. His  first  siii  cessful  poem  was  "Atalanta  in 
Calydon,"  a  splendid  Classical  tragedy,  (lawless  in  form 
and  spirit.  Following  this  came  the  successive  trage- 
dies which  constitute  a  trilogy  —  "  Oiastelard,"  "  Both- 
well,"  and  "  Mary  (Jucen  of  Scots."  These,  with  his 
"  Songs  Before  Sunrise"  and   "Songs  of  the  Spring 


Tides,"  comprise  the  bulk  of  Swinburne's  verse.  His 
writings  include  also  a  number  of  fine  critical  prose 
essays.  821.86. 

Poetical  Works.  Selected,  with  introduc- 
tion, by  K.  H.  Stoddard.  N.  Y.,  Crowell, 
75  c.  and  upwards. 

Contains  Atalanta  in  Calydon,  Erechtheus,  Chaste- 
lard,  Bothwell.and  Mary  Stuart. 

Sonus  Before  Sunrise.     Lond.,  Chatto,  10s. 

6d. 
Songs  ok  the  Springtides.  Lond.,  Chatto,  6s. 
Century  of  Roundels.     Lond.,  Chatto,  8s. 
Essays  and  Studies.     Lond.,  Chatto,  12s. 
Taylor,  Bayard.     [1825-1878.] 

Poet,  essayist,  traveller,  and  diplomat.  A  versatile, 
accomplished,  and  industrious  author.  Bayard  Taylor 
touched  American  thought  on  many  sides,  and  made 
excellent  though  not  great  contributions  to  American 
letters.  Beginning  life  as  a  journalist,  he  early  mani- 
fested a  passion  for  travel,  the  literature  of  which  he 
has  enriched  by  his  "  Views  Afoot  "  and  "  By-Ways  of 
Europe,"  as  well  as  by  his  "  Poems  of  the  Orient  "  and 
"  Poems  of  Home  and  Travel."  His  glowing,  though 
strong,  literary  style  makes  these  works  attractive, 
apart  from  the  incidents  they  describe.  As  an  accom- 
plished German  scholar,  he  has  left  behind  him  one  of 
the  best  English  translations  of  Goethe's  "  Faust,"  to- 
gether with  an  excellent  series  of  "  Studies  in  German 
Literature."  His  poetry,  which  is  largely  dramatic,  is 
marked  by  fine  ideality,  manifest  truth,  and  genuine 
feeling.  811.46. 

Poetical  Works.  Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50. 
Dramatic  Works.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50. 

Prince  Deukalion.  A  Lyrical  Drama. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  $3. 

Life  and  Letters.  Edited  by  his  widow 
and  H.  E.    Scudder.     Bost.,    Houghton,  2 

vols.,  $4. 

Tennyson,  Alfred,  Lord.    [1S09-1S92.] 

Greatest  of  the  Victorian  poets  and  consummate  art- 
ist in  verse.  He  lacked  the  dramatic  faculty,  and  had 
but  slender  gifts  of  invention  and  creation.  But  among 
Idyllic  poets  he  stands  preeminent  ;  his  "  Idylls  of  the 
King  "  give  a  great  legend  its  noblest  setting.  Never 
has  literature  had  such  a  master  of  lyrical  verse  ;  while 
in  statelincss  and  rhythm  his  blank  verse  attains  al- 
most  Miltonic  heights.  A  like  comparison  might  be 
made  with  Milton,  in  that  magnificent  burst  of  elegiac 
song,  "  In  Memoriam,"  written,  like  "  Lycidas,"  to 
assuage  a  poet's  grief  on  the  loss  of  a  friend.  Tenny- 
son's writings  worthily  represent  his  age,  and  manifest 
many  of  the  highest  qualities  of  the  thought  and  art 
of  his  time.  In  "The  Two  Voices,"  "The  Talking 
Oak,"  and  in  much  else  of  his  work,  we  see  how  pro- 
foundly new  knowledge  illuminates  world-old  prob- 
lems, though  it  cannot  solve  them.  Not  less  distinc- 
tively the  products  of  the  time  are  the  story  of  "  The 
Princess,"  the  metrical  romance  of  "  Maud,"  and  the 
wealth  of  his  other  descriptive,  narrative,  and  lyrical 
verse.  821.81. 

Complete  Poetical  Works.  Cabinet  edition. 
N.  Y.,  Macniillan,  10  vols.,  Si. 50  each,  or 
together,  $12.50;  1  vol.,  81.75;  Bost., 
Houghton,  6  vols., $6;  1  vol.,  $1.50. 

Lyrical  Poems.     Edited  by  F.  T.  Palgrave. 

N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.75. 

Idylls   of  the    Kino.     N.    Y.,    Macmillan, 

$1.25. 

In  Memoriam.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $1.25. 

The  Princess,  and  Maud.  N.  Y.,  Macmil- 
lan, fi.50. 


Literature. 


11 


I 


The  Poetry  of  Tennyson.  By  Henry  Van 
Dyke,  D.D.     N.  ¥".,  Scrlbner,  |2. 

Written  in  .in  excellent  spirit,  the  treatment  dis- 
laying  intelligence  and  sympathetic  insight,  marred, 
lowever,  by  occasional  eccentricity  in  judgment. 

Stud\   "i    rmc  Works    of    Tennyson.     By 
\.  C.  Tainsh.     N.  V..  Macmillan,  - 
\    9  hi  larlj    and    sympathetii  analysis,   much  es 

teemed  bj  Tennysonians. 

Tennyson:  His  Ari  inRbi  ition  ro  Modern 
Life.  By  Stopford  A.  Brooke.  N.  V., 
Putnam    - 

The  work  of  a  cultured,  highly  informed  writer, 
author  of  the  well-known  "  Primer  of  English  Litem- 
ture,"_treatingof  the  Poet  in  relation  to  his  age  and 

the  spirit  of  the  time. 

Study,  with  Critical  and  Explanatory 
Notes,  of  Lord  Tennyson's  poem  "The 
Princess."  By  Samuel  E.  Dawson.  Mon- 
treal, Dawson  Brothers,  1S84,  fSl, 

"The  Princess"  contains  Tennyson's  solution  of 
the  position  of  woman  in  society.  Prefixed  to  this 
"Study"  is  a  long  and  very  interesting  letter  from 
Lord  Tennyson  to  the  author,  in  which  the  poet  gives 

an  insight  into  his  modes  of  literary  composition,  and 
criticises  the  "Study"   in  one  or  two    points,  while 
tog  it  his  general  approval. 

Thackeray,  William  Makepeace.  [1S11-1S63.] 
English  literature  knows  no  healthier  or  saner 
writer  than  the  chivalrous  and  large-hearted  Thack- 
eray. A  true  humorist,  who  could  see  the  droll  things 
in  life,  he  had  a  passionate  dislike  of  the  ignoble, 
the  false,  and  the  mean.  His  novels  do  not  come 
within  our  purview;  but  if  he  had  never  written  a 
work  of  fiction,  his  lectures  and  miscellaneous  writings 
would  have  made  him  famous.  824.8. 

The  English  Hi  moristsofthe  Eighteen  i  h 
Century  ;  the  Foir  Georges  ;  and  the 
Roundabout  Papers.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
Si.  25. 

The  "  Humorists  "  is  a  delightful  volume  of  genial, 
but  acute,  criticism,  dealing  with  Fielding,  Swift, 
Sterne,  Smollett,  Steele,  Addison,  and  other  of  the  18th 
century  writers.  The  sketches  are  models  of  good  writ- 
ing, with  sympathetic  insight  and  humor.  The  "  Four 
Georges,"  which  is  notable  for  its  scathing  attack  on 
the  fourth  of  the  royal  name,  gives  a  brilliant  pic- 
ture of  English  life  and  manners  in  the  early  Hano- 
verian period.  The  "Roundabout  Papers"  are  on 
all  manner  of  light  and  grave  subjects,  dashed  off  in 
an  easy,  pleasant  mood,  with  the  utmost  geniality  and 
charity. 

BALLADS.  Illustrated.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
1 1 .  50. 

Humorous,  satirical,  and  sentimental,  in  imitation 
of  the  Odes  of  Horace  and  the  Lyrics  of  Beranger. 

The  Rose  and  the  Ring.   Illustrated.    N.V., 

Putnam,  $1.25. 

The  history  of  Prince  Giglio  and  Prince  Bulbo  — 
"a  Fireside  Pantomime  for  Great  and  Small  Children," 
as  the  author  himself  sets  forth. 

The  Paris  Sketch  Book.     N.  V.,  Routledge, 
40  c. 
Sketches  and  stories. 

For  complete  sets  of  his  works  see  Fiction. 

W.    M.   THACKERAY.      By  Anthony  Trollope. 
(English   Men   of    Letters  series.)     X.  V., 
Harper,  75  c. 
A  very  inadequate  memoir 

W.  M.  Thackeray.     By  H.  T.  Merivale  and 
F.    T.    Marzials.      (Great  Writers  series.) 
V  V.,  Scribner,  fi. 
A  better  memoir,  though  unsatisfactory. 

Whittier,  John  Greenleai.     [  [807-1892.] 

The  poet  of  the  cheery  and  homely  side  of  human 
nature;  a  representative  New  Englander.  Hi* lyrical 
qualities,  the  soundness  of  his  sentiment,  and  the 
fervor  of  his  anti-slavery  muse,  endear  him  to  the  more 
serious  type  of  reader^.     Not  the  least  of  his  merits 


arc  his  Ouakcrly   purity    of   thought   and   devout    I 

ing.  His  range  of  subjects  is  comparatively  limited, 
as  well  as  unexciting  ;  but  he  has  rare  powers  of 
felicitous  and  melodious  expression.  His  "Snow 
Bound,"    "Prayer-Seeker,"     "Maud    Muller,"   and 

"  Barbara  Friit.  hie,"  are  lavorite  poems  wherever  the 

English  language  is  spoken.  811.36. 

Poetical  and  Prosi  Work  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, 7  vols.,  $10.50. 

With  Notes  by  the   author,  and  Portraits.     Theedi- 
tion  can  be  had   in  two  separate  divisions — the  P 
in  4  vols  ,  the  Prose  in  3  vols.,  at  $1.50  i>rr  vol,    'l  he 

latter  embrace  the  Tales  and   Sketches,  Historical  and 

Slavery  Subjects,  Margaret   Smith's  Journal,  the  Old 

Portraits,  and  Modern  Sketches,  etc. 

POEMS.     Bost.,    Houghton,    Cabinet  edition, 

Si;  Household  edition,  Si. 50. 

A  new  and  much  enlarged  collection,  in  convenient 
form. 

Life    and    Letters.     By    S.    T.    Pickard. 

Bost.,  Houghton,  2  vols.,  S4. 

An  authoritative,  full,  and  sympathetic  biography, 
with  selections  from  the  poet's  correspondence. 

Wordsworth,  William.     [1770-1S50.] 

Poet  of  reflection  and  contemplation,  writer  of  son- 
nets, lyrics,  odes,  philosophical  poems,  and  other  sub- 
jective verse.  Matthew  Arnold  esteems  Wordsworth 
"  one  of  the  chief  glories  of  English  poetry,"  and  places 
him  next  to  Shakespeare  and  Milton.  He  frankly  ad- 
mits, however,  that  his  high  poetic  achievement  is 
much  detracted  from  by  a  considerable  volume  of  in- 
ferior and  encumbering  verse.  His  best  work  is  to  be 
found  in  his  shorter  pieces,  in  which  he  "  pipes  a  sim- 
ple song  for  thinking  hearts."  A  high  philosophy 
underlies  much  of  his  work  ;  but  its  chief  distinction  is 
the  poet's  intense  love  of  Nature,  sympathy  with 
human  feelings  and  emotions,  high  sense  of  duty,  and 
idealizing  power  of  imagination.  Added  to  this  is  a 
pervading  elevation  of  tone  and  exquisite  simplicity 
and  beauty  of  language.  His  chief  works  are  "The 
Excursion"  and  "The  Prelude,"  lengthy  philosophi- 
cal poems  in  blank  verse,  the  latter  chiefly  autobio- 
graphical;  Lyrical  Ballads,  Sonnets,  "Yarrow  Re- 
visited," and  a  romantic  narrative  poem,  "The  White 
Doe  of  Rylstone.  His  fame  rests,  however,  on  his 
shorter  pieces— such  as  "Lucy  Gray,"  "Peter  Bell," 
"  Laodamia,"  and  the  "Ode  to  Duty"  and  "Intima- 
tions of  Immortality."  For  criticism,  see  Hutton's 
and  Arnold  s  Essays,  Shairp's  "Aspects  of  Poetry" 
and  "Poetic  Interpretation  of  Nature,"  and  Lowell's 
"Among  My  Books."  821.71. 

Poetical  Works.  Edited,  with  memoir,  by 
Prof.  Edward  Dowden.  N.  V.,  Macmil- 
lan, 7  vols.,  $5.25. 

Complete  Poetical  Works.  With  intro- 
duction by  John  Morley.  N.  Y..  Macmil- 
lan, Si  75. 

Select  Poems.  Chosen  and  edited,  with 
preface,  by  Matthew  Arnold.  N.  V.,  Mac- 
millan, Si. 

The  pure  gold  of  the  poet,  with  Matthew  Arnold's 
admirable  estimate  of  Wordsworth's  genius,  and 
a  critical  valuation  of  his  best  work. 

The  Prelude,  $1.25.    Prefaces  ^nd  Ess 
in   Poetry,  50  c.    Selections  prom  the 
Poems,    Si. 25.     Edited  by    A.   J.  George. 
Bost..  Heath. 

Valuable  as  school  texts,  with  excellent  notes,  by  a 
scholarly  Wordsworthian.  Useful,  also,  to  reading 
circles,  and  to  the  general  student  of  literature. 

William  Wordswor  i  h.    By  I".  W.  H.  Myers. 

(English   Men   of   Letters  series.)     N.   V., 

Harper,  75  c. 

By  the  best  exponent  of  the  Wordsworthian  philoso- 
phy.' 


FINE  ART. 


A   SELECTION    FROM    ITS    LITERATURE   BY 


New  York,  June,  1895. 


RUSSELL  STURGIS,  A.M.,  Ph.D., 

Fellow  0/ the  American  Institute  0/ Architects. 


PREFATORY  NOTE. 

The  Fine  Arts  are  those  which  are  concerned 
with  beauty,  expression,  and  the  power  of  giv- 
ing intelligent  and  exalted  pleasure  through  the 
senses.  The  term  is  often  used  for  those  fine 
arts  only  which  appeal  to  the  eye;  it  is  in  this 
sense  that  it  is  used  in  these  notes. 

These  fine  arts  are  called  plastic,  or  concerned 
with  moulding  and  shaping;  and  graphic,  or 
concerned  with  drawing. 

The  plastic  arts  we  call  in  general  sculpture, 
the  graphic  arts  we  call  painting,  which  term, 
however,  must  be  stretched  to  include  drawing 
with  many  different  materials,  engraving,  and 
especially  engraving  made  for  printing  upon 
paper  or  other  material,  and  also  decoration 
in  mosaic  and  other  kinds  of  inlay.  These 
last,  it  will  be  noticed,  are  merely  applications 
to  permanent  materials  and  in  a  peculiar  way, 
as  by  cutting  and  shaping,  of  the  general  prin- 
ciple of  drawing  on  flat  surfaces. 

The  Decorative  Arts  are  the  same  fine  arts 
applied  and  put  to  use  in  making  necessary 
things  beautiful.  The  chief  of  decorative  arts 
is  Architecture,  in  which  building  is  made  at- 
tractive and  interesting  by  giving  to  it  good 
form  and  good  color,  and  sometimes  by  adding 
sculpture  or  painting,  or  both,  to  the  building. 
Other  decorative  arts  are  Keramics,  Glasswork 
which  includes  Enamelling,  Metal  Work  of 
many  kinds,  Lacquering  and  other  varnish 
work,  Leather-Work  including  Book-Binding, 
and  a  multitude  of  arts  in  which  these  different 
ways  of  ornamenting  are  used  to  help  one 
another. 

It  must  be  understood,  before  one  can  go 
very  far  in  the  enjoyment  of  fine  and  decorative 
art,  that  it  is  generally  the  object  of  art  itself, 
and  its  own  value  as  a  work  of  art,  that  the 
artist  is  interested  in.  When  a  person  makes  a 
drawing  to  explain  something  that  he  has  seen, 
or  when  a  cut  is  put  into  a  botany  book  to  ex- 
plain a  flower's  shape  and  make,  that  drawing 
or  cut  will  not  often  be  at  all  valuable  as  a 
work  of  art.  In  like  manner,  fine  art  which 
has  a  narrative  or  explanatory  purpose  is  sel- 
dom very  exalted  art,  and  decorative  art  of 
course  has  no  such  purpose.  Illustration,  as 
in  books  and  weekly  papers,  is  the  best  instance 
there  is  of  fine  art  which  has  story-telling  or  in-  | 


cident  for  its  chief  object.  Indeed  it  is  well  to 
use  the  word  "illustration  "  at  once  and  gen- 
erally for  such  art.  Thus  in  a  book  of  history 
a  picture  of  Washington  bidding  farewell  to  his 
officers  is  illustration  in  so  far  as  an  attempt  is 
made  to  tell  the  story  and  to  get  the  costume 
right  and  the  interior  of  the  room  right;  it  is 
pure  fine  art  in  so  far  as  the  light  and  shade 
and  color  and  the  grace  and  force  of  the  com- 
position are  concerned.  Then  there  are  free- 
dom and  truth  of  gesture,  naturalness  of  group- 
ing, the  probability  of  the  attitudes  and  action 
of  the  personages,  all  of  which  partake  of  both 
illustration  and  fine  art,  and  connect  the  two. 
In  a  general  way,  however,  it  is  true  that 
artists  care  most  about  the  form  and  color  and 
composition,  and  the  resulting  beauty,  origi- 
nality and  interest  in  the  picture  or  the  bas- 
relief.  The  student  of  art  should  of  course  try 
to  see  art  as  artists  see  it;  otherwise  such  stu- 
dent will  remain  in  the  dark  as  to  what  each  in- 
dividual work  of  art  means. 

NOTE   ON   TRANSLATIONS. 

As  the  best  books  on  fine  art  are  generally  in 
French  or  in  German,  it  is  well  to  say  that  the 
translations  of  such  books  into  English  are 
generally  very  badly  done.  It  seems  to  be 
thought  that  any  one  who  can  read  a  foreign 
language  with  a  dictionary  is  fit  to  translate  a 
technical  book.  An  effort  should  be  made  by 
librarians  to  have  the  worst  errors  noted. 


PART  I. 

BOOKS  ON  FINE  ART  IN  A  GENERAL  SENSE  :   BOOKS 

(>N    ALL    OR    MANY     OK    THE     KINK    AIMS    AS- 

SOCIATK.n    TOGETHER  :     ARCHAEOLOGY, 

GLOSSARIES    AND    DICTIONARIES. 


PRELIMINARY    NOTE:    ARCH.EOLOG  Y. 

Much  of  the  best  writing  on  fine  art  is  to 
be  found  in  treatises  on  archaeology.  It  is 
limited  to  certain  branches  :  thus,  a  large  part 
of  Greek  Archaeology  is  confined  to  sculpture 
and  painted  vases.  Within  the  narrow  limits 
chosen  by  the  writer  the  writing  is  apt  to  be 
very  exact  in  meaning  ;  and  the  appreciations 
of  the  relative  value  of  ancient  works  of  art 
and  the  classification  as  to  dates  and  schools 
are  often  very  just. 


Fine  Art. 


81 


PRELIMINARY    NOTE!    GLOSSARIES   AND    DIC- 
I  [l  INARIES. 

Glossaries  of  technical  terms  are  always  very 
incomplete,  and  generally  poor  in  that  no  at- 
tempt has  been  made  to  give  the  exact  force  of 
the  noun  or  adjective  as  it  would  be  used  in  a 
sentence  written  by  an  artist  or  workman  who 
was  also  an  accurate  writer.  Some  glossaries 
are  named  below.  As  most  libraries  have  good 
English  dictionaries,  it  may  be  said  here  that 
the  Century  Dictionary  contains  by  far  the 
fullest  vocabulary  of  terms  used  in  Architec- 
ture and  in  the  Decorative  Arts  of  all  kinds, 
including  Heraldry  and  Costume,  that  has  ever 
been  brought  together  ;  and,  also,  most  of  the 
important  terms  used  in  painting,  sculpture, 
engraving,  etc.  The  definitions,  moreover, 
were  prepared  with  peculiar  care.  The  "  In- 
ternational" Webster  Dictionary  of  1S90  is  as 
careful  in  this  respect  as  the  Century,  but  only 
a  quarter  as  large  and  as  ful'. 

Babelon,  Ernest. 

Archeologie  Orientale.  [Bibliotheque  de 
lVnseignement  des  beaux  arts.  (Hereafter 
abbreviated  as  B.E.B.A.)].  Translated  and 
enl.  by  B.  T.  A.  Evetts  as  Manual  of 
Oriental  Antiquities.  N.  Y.,  Putnam, 
1S89,  $3. 

A  good  book  by  a  recognized  authority.  By  Ori- 
ental Antiquities  are  meant  those  of  Babylonia,  As- 
syria, Chaldaea,  Ancient  Persia  and  other  Asiatic 
countries  of  remote  antiquity  Remains  of  architec- 
ture and  sculpture,  engraved  gems,  metal-work,  etc., 
are  briefly  but  intelligently  treated.  913.3. 

Brownell,  William  C. 

French  Art.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1S92,  Si. 25. 

Although  devoted  to  the  criticism  of  recent  French 
fine  art,  the  general  principles  which  govern  all  fine  art 
are  s)  clearly  expressed,  so  strongly  and  consistently 
urged  that  this  book  in  itself  may  do  much  to  explain 
what  a  work  of  art  is  in  the  mind  of  its  creator,  and 
also  how  his  fellow-artists  look  at  it.  There  is  no  bet- 
ter criticism  to  be  found.  It  is  a  book  of  the  highest 
class.  709.44. 

French    Traits.       N.    Y.,    Scribner,    1S89, 

$1.50. 

See  the  chapter  "  The  Art  Instinct  "  and  see  what  is 
said  in  note  next  foregoing  ot  a  work  by  the  same 
author.  812. 

Chesneau,  Ernest. 

L'Edi  cation  de L' Artiste.  Transl.  by  Clara 
Bellas  Education  01  the  Artist.  N.  Y., 
Cassell,  1886,  $2. 

Mr.  Chesneau  is  a  tirst-rate  critic,  and  this  book 
tains  much  matter  which  may  give  valuable  suggestions 
to  the  student.  707. 

Coffin,   Wm.  A. 

The  Fine  Arts  at  the  Paris  Exposition 
of  1889,  in  the  N.  Y.  Nation,  Vol.  XLIX., 

nos.  1259-1268,  inclusive  (Julv  to  October, 
1889). 

The  Fine  Arts  at  the  World's  Fair, 
Chicago,   1893,  in  the  Nation,  VoL   LVII., 


nos.    [466    1 47 1 .  inclusive   (August  to  Sep- 
tember, 1893). 

See  u  hat  is  Bald  of  this  writer  in  Part  II. 
Collignon,  Maxime. 
Archeologie  Grecque.    (  B.E.B.A.)  Transl. 

by   J.    II.    Wright    as    Mam  ai.    OF    GREEK 

Archeology.     N.  v.,  Cassell,  1886,  $2. 

This  hook  and  Mr.  A.  S.  Murray's  on  the  same  sub- 
ject contain  all  that  any  person  e\c  ept  Spei  ial  students 
need  read,  except  that  tln>  authors  "Mythology" 
(I'hil.t.,  Lippincott,  $3),  or  any  similar  treatise,  should 
be  referred  to.  913.38. 

Colvin,  Sidney. 

Article  Fine  Art.  Encyclopaedia  Britannica, 
9th  edition. 

Ful!  of  good  sense  and  just  perception  Even  what 
seems  fanciful  will  be  found  to  be  suggestive  and  to 
help  to  a  right  sense  of  what  fine  art  is  The  student 
should  notice  an  error  in  speaking  of  sculpture,  etc  , 
as  "imitative  arts."  Fine  art  should  not  be  said  to 
imitate  anything,  but  only  to  represent  or  express  what 
it  deals  with.  Indeed  there  is  no  such  thing  as  an  imi- 
tative fine  art  or  a  fine  art  of  imitation. 

Article  Art.  Encyclopaedia  Britannica, 
9th  ed. 

Should  be  read  with  above-named  article  "  Fine 
Art." 

Conway,  William  A. 

Dawn  of  Art  in  the  Ancient  World  :  An 
Archaeological  Sketch.  N.  Y.,  Macmil- 
lan,  1891,  $1.25. 

Valuable  for  its  suggestions  as  to  the  probable  ori- 
gin of  those  artistic  types  which  have  become  so  famil- 
iar to  the  world  that  it  is  hard  to  realize  the  necessity 
of  accounting  for  them.  In  such  a  book  much  must  be 
given  as  probable  which  cannot  be  proved  in  any  satis- 
factory way.  This  book  is  to  be  read  as  an  attempt  to 
bring  these  probabilities  into  shape.  It  is  valuable  as 
an  encouragement  to  independent  thought  on  the  part 
of  the  reader.  913. 

De  Forest,  Julia  B. 

Short  History  of  Art.  N.  Y.,  Dodd,  Mead, 
&  Co.,  $2. 

A  popular  account  of  works  of  art  of  the  better 
known  varieties.  It  is  much  sounder  in  its  criticism  and 
more  generally  trustworthy  than  some  similar  compila- 
tions, but  contains  serious  errors,  such  as  the  general 
information  given  as  to  Delia  Kobbia  work,  in  which 
the  very  large  and  elaborate  pieces  are  ignored,  and  an 
unsuitabilily  of  the  material  to  these  is  asserted;  and 
such,  also,  as  the  wholly  inaccurate  account  of  Gothic 
vaulting.  709. 

Emerson,  Alfred. 

Editor  and  reviser.  Article  Archeology,  John- 
sons Universal  Cyclopaedia.     Edition  1893-95. 

Fromentin,  Eugene. 

(See  his  treatises  on  painting.  Part  II.,  in  which 
the  true  principles  of  fire  art  are  admirably  explained.) 

Gonse,  Louis. 

L'ART  JapONAIS.  (B.E.B.A.)  Transl.  by 
M.  P.  Nickerson  as  J  A  PANES!  ART.  Mor- 
rill, Higgins  &  Co.,  Chicago,  published 
this  book  in  1892,  at  £2.  Publishers  June, 
1895,  unknown. 

Japanese  art  is  recognized  by  most  European  and 
American  artists  as  having  peculiar  anil  very  great 
merit.  In  fact,  the  Japanese  are  the  only  artistic  nation 
known  to  us  in  the  sense  that  European  nations  were 
artistic  formerly.  This  is  a  fairly  good  book  on  the 
subject  ;  there  are  also  others  ;  all.  or  nearly  all,  suffer 
n  .1  lack  of  real  life-long  familiarity  with  the  sub- 
ject on  the  part  ol  the  writers.     Mr.   E.   F.   Fenollosa 


84 


Fine  Art. 


merits  of  fact  have  often  been  found  erroneous,  and 
are  frequently  corrected  in  the  notes  to  this  transla- 
tion. 


927. 


Encyclopaedia    Britan- 


Watts,  Theodore. 

Article    "  Poetry," 
nica,  Qth  ed. 

Should  be  read  for  the  comparison  of  different  Fine 
Arts,  as  poetry  with  painting  and  sculpture,  and  for 
the  remarks  upon  thoughts  expressible  in  painting  and 
sculpture  though  not  in  words. 

GLOSSARIES. 

(See  Note  at  Head  of  Tart  I.) 

Adeline,  Jules. 

Lbxique  des  Termes  D'Art.  (B.E.B.A.) 
Transl.  as  Art  Dictionary.  Authorized 
and  enl.  ed.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1S91,  $2.25. 

So  small  a  book  can  only  give  a  few  of  the  terms  used 
fn  art ;  moreover,  the  translation  of  a  dictionary  is 
peculiarly  difficult,  because  of  the  rearrangement 
necessary.  Some  terms  are  used  in  very  different 
senses  in  France  and  in  America,  as  Verandah  ;  and 
these  differences  are  not  always  marked  in  this  transla- 
tion. 703. 

Bryan,  Michael. 

Dictionary  of  Painters  and  Engravers. 
New  edition,  edited  by  R.  E.  Graves. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1886,  2  vols.,  $22.50. 

This  book,  in  two  large  volumes,  is  more  costly 
than  most  of  the  books  in  this  list,  but  it  is  the  smallest 
one  in  English  that  can  be  recommended.  There  are 
strange  omissions  in  it,  but  on  the  whole  it  is  trust- 
worthy. Of  course,  one  does  not  look  to  such  a  b^ok 
for  very  critical  appreciation  of  works  of  art.        750. 

Clement,  Clara    Erskine,  and  Hutton,    Lau- 
rence. 

Artists  of  the  Nineteenth  Century  and 
Their  Works.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $3. 

A  useful  book,  revised  in  the  latest  edition  to  1884, 
and  giving  brief  biographies  of  artists,  with  mention  of 
their  works.  Its  space  is  used  up  by  a  great  many 
vague  and  insignificant  critical  notices:  the  preface 
says  that  the  "average  opinion  "  has  been  sought  lor. 
but  it  is  clear  that  that  can  never  be  found.  Ten  or 
twenty  lines  of  "'an  average  opinion  "  on  any  artist  are 
absolutely  useless.  If  one  man  had  written  all  the 
notices  it  would  at  least  be  oossible  to  get  a  comparative 
notion,  but,  as  it  is,  neither  positive  nor  comparative 
information  is  given.  927. 


PART    II. 
PAINTING  AND  SCULPTURE. 


PRELIMINARY   NOTE   ON    TAINTING. 

Most  writing  about  the  art  of  painting  has 
been  by  persons  not  very  conversant  with  the 
actual  practice  of  the  art.  This  is  true  of  all 
the  fine  arts  ;  but  it  is  especially  true  of  paint- 
ing because  this  art  is  more  popular  than 
others,  and  also  because  persons  who  expect 
to  find  literary,  narrative,  moral  or  religious 
sentiment  in  fine  art  are  naturally  led  to  look 


for  it  most  in  painting.  The  student  should  be 
on  his  guard  against  the  discussion  of  this  art 
as  if  it  were  closely  akin  to  writing  in  prose  or 
verse.  Painting  has  its  own  language  and  its 
own  set  of  ideas,  which  are  sufficient  for  it. 
See  Prefatory  ATote. 

PRELIMINARY    NOTE   ON   SCULPTURE. 

Very  little  has  been  published,  in  English, 
on  the  art  of  sculpture,  except  in  the  form  of 
treatises  on  Classical  Archaeology.  It  is  to  be 
noted,  however,  that  much  of  that  avowedly 
archaeological  writing  is  just  and  discriminat- 
ing in  its  dealing  with  sculpture.  The  art  of 
sculpture  is  far  less  misleading  to  those  who 
have  not  especially  studied  it  than  painting  is  ; 
itis  much  less  complicated,  it  is  much  more  direct 
and  simple  in  its  appeal  to  the  sense  of  beauty, 
and  in  its  association  with  nature.  Moreover, 
it  does  not  appeal  so  strongly  as  painting  to 
the  popular  love  of  anecdote  and  incident  in 
art.  Those  who  wish  to  see  stories  of  battle 
and  adventure,  or  of  domestic  sentiment  and 
pathos,  will  generally  choose  a  collection  of 
pictures  rather  than  a  sculpture  gallery. 
Therefore  the  common  writing  about  fine  art, 
looked  at  from  a  literary  standpoint,  is  far  less 
harmful  in  the  case  of  sculpture  than  in  paint- 
ing. 

Beard,  William  H. 
Action  in  Art.     N.  Y.,  Cassell,  1S94,  $2. 

An  interesting  book  in  very  simple  language,  and 
with  many  slight  illustrations.  It  would  be  useful  for 
the  student,  as  calling  his  attention  to  some  of  the  con- 
ventional resources  of  the  descriptive  painter.  A 
great  deal  may  be  learned  from  it  of  the  way  in  which 
painter-  and  illustrators  work.  707. 

Chesneau,  Ernest. 

La  Peinture  ANGLAISE.     Transl.  by  L.   M. 
Etherington,  as  The   English  School  of 
Painting.    With  a  preface  by  Prof.  Ruskin. 
N.  Y.,  Cassell,  1895,  $2. 
See  what  is  said  about  this  writer  in  Part  I.   759.2. 

Child,  Theodore. 

Art  and  Criticism:  Monographs  and 
Studies.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  \ 

A  dozen  papers  about  different  detached  phasesof 
painting,  ancient  and  modern,  and  a  lew  words  about 
sculpture.  There  is  a  sen,. us  lack  oi  exact  compre- 
hension of  art  as  a  special  and  peculiar  means  of  ex- 
pression, and  errors  occur,  hard  to  account  for,  but  a 
good  general  impression  can  begot  in  each  case.  Good 
and  well  1  hosen  illustrations.  The  chapter  on  the  Im- 
pressionists is  very  good.  704. 

Coffin,  William  A. 

American  Illustrations  of  To-Day.  In 
Scribner's  Magazine,  January,  February, 
and  March,  I.8Q2. 

These  papers  contain  a  great  deal  of  sound  dis- 
cussion of  the  peculiar  character  of  Illustration  as  afine 
art,  and  of  drawings  not  strictly  Illustration  which 
seem  so  or  are  called  so  because  inserted  in  books  and 
periodicals.     See  next  title. 


Fine  Art. 


85 


A  Word  About  Painting.  Seribner's  Maga- 
titte,  April,  [894. 

Mr.  Coffin  is  one  of  the  very  few  painters  who  « 1  Ite 

about  the  art  which  they  follow.  He  is  a  judicious 
critic,  not  the  slave  oi  s>  hools  <n  of the  opinions  ol  his 
own  allies  and  friends  .uii.mil;  artists.  His  writings 
may  be  studied  with  great  profit. 

Delaborde,  Henri,  Vicomte. 

LaGravurk.  (B.E.B.A.)  Transl.  by  R.  A. 
M.  Stevenson  as  Engraving  :  lis  Origin, 
Processes,  and  History.  N.  Y.,  Cassell, 
1886,  $a. 

Treats  the  subject  in  a  large  way,  taking  up  wood- 
engraving  and  typography  ;  the  cribli  process,  etch- 
ing, engraving  with  the  burin,  mezzotint,  stipple, 
printing  in  color,  etc  ,  anil  an  historical  account  of  the 
art.     A  very  useful  book.  761. 

Fromentin,  Eugene. 

M  mikes  D'Autrefois  :  Belgique,  Hol- 
i  win  .  Transl.  as  The  Old  Masters  of 
Belgium  and  Holland.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, $3. 

An  admirable  book,  full  of  soundest  criticism.  The 
excellence  of  the  critical  and  analytic  writing  in  this 
book  and  the  book  next  named,  and  the  fact  that  so 
very  little  art-writing  by  artists  is  available,  is  the 
reason  for  citing  them  in  spite  of  their  high  price. 

759.9. 

Gonse,  N.  Louis. 

Eugene  Fromentin,  Painter  and  Writer. 
Transl.  by  M.  C.  Robbins.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, 1SS3,  §3. 

This  book,  although  mainly  a  life  of  Fromenin, 
contains  long  passages  of  his  critical  work.  InChap.  Y. 
are  notes  for  lectures.  759  9. 

Hamerton,  Philip  G. 

Article  Drawing.  Encyclopaedia  Britan- 
nica,  9th  ed. 

A  very  instructive  paper  on  the  drawing  of  different 
epochs  and  different  nations,  with  valuable  critical  re- 
marks. 

Article  ENGRAVING,  Encyclopaedia  Britan- 
nica,  9th  ed. 

Very  full  and  instructive. 

These  two  articles  have  been  brought  together  with 
additions,  and  made  into  a  volume  under  the  title 
"  I  "rawing  and  Engraving,"  which  see. 

Etching  and  Etchers.     Bost.,  Roberts,  8' 5. 

First  published  in  1866,  at  a  time  when  the  art  of 
etching  was  being  taken  up  by  many  painters  and  man  ) 
engravers.  The  rirst  edition,  and  a  third  one  of  1880, 
w.re  costly  illusti  Its.     \  second  and  cheaper 

edition,  with  illustrations  especially  meant  for  students, 
came  out  in  1876,  but  still  costs  a  guinea  It  is  ex- 
tremely valuable  as  at  once  a  treatise  on  the  practi  e 
of  the  art  and  a  history  of  its  development  from  the 
15th  century  to  date.  767. 

The  GRAPHIC  Arts.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $2. 

lies  of  descriptive  and  analytic  chapters  on  the 
different  processes  of  drawing,  painting,  and  engrav- 
ing,   mainly    practical;   devoted    exclusively  to    those 

who  wish  in  learn  how  those  tine  arts  are  practised, 
what  their  necessary  limitations  are,  etc.;  but  these 
persons  onlv  can  ever  obtain  any  real  sense  of  fine 
The  Enghsn  edition  contains  many  line  illustrations, 
and  is  costly  (catalogued,  unpriced,  by  Seelej  &  I 
I  ondon).  The  Boston  edition,  without  the  illus- 
trations, is  also  valuable.  750. 

Man  is  Art:  Studies  in  Religious  and 
Historical  Art,  Portraji    and  Genre. 

Illustrated  by  etchings  and  photogravures. 

N.  V.,  Macmillan,  830. 

Extends  the  subject  treated  in  "  The  Graphic  Arts," 


and  anal]  nes  the  art  of  different  times  and  nations  with 
11  i'  1 '  nee  to  the  waj  in  which  the  human  body  and 
human  fat  e  expressions  have  been  treated.    This  book 
is  named  in  the  belief  that  a  cheaper  edition  may  ap- 
pear. 750. 

LANDSCAPE.      Must.,  Roberts,  ?2. 

nines  the  subject  treated  in  "The  Graphic 
Arts. "  and  contains  a  very  full  account  of  landscape 
art,  its  purpose  and  history,  and  its  characti  r  as  prac- 
tised by  different  nations  at  different  times  The 
Original  edition  has  about  fifty  large  illustrations 
(X.  V.,  Macmillan,  >j5).  758. 

Drawing    and  Engraving,  with   Numerous 
Illustrations.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $7. 

Consists  of  the  author's  articles  in  the  Encyclopasdia 
Britannica,  >.t h  ed  ,  with  some  additions  and  with 
plates  which  greatly  increase  its  value.  760. 

Modern  Frenchmen.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $2. 

Contains  biographies  of  Franc-ois  Rude,  the  sculp- 
tor, and  Henri  Regnault,  the  painter  :  excellent  lives 
'  il  very  distinguished  men,  and  useful  to  the  student  of 
art  as  artists  understand  and  feel  it.  924.4. 


J.  M.  W.  Turner.     Bost.,  Roberts, 


Like  of 

$2. 

In  the  discussion  of  the  work  of  this  great  master 
many  valuable  truths  about  fine  art  are  explained  and 
insisted  on.  The  life  of  this  artist,  exclusively  devoted 
to  his  art,  is  very  instructive.  750. 

Harrison,  Jane  E. 

Introductory  Studies  in  Greek  Art. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  82.2?. 

Not  a  history  nor  a  classified  account  of  different 
schools,  but  an  essay  on  the  spirit  and  meaning  of 
Greek  Sculpture.  The  author  states  that  she  is  trying 
to  express  the  ideality  which  she  finds  in  Greek  Art, 
but  it  is  a  mistake  to  assume  that  ideality  was  unknown 
in  the  art  of  other  ancient  peoples  however  superior 
may  have  been  that  of  the  Greeks.  709.38. 

Havard,  Henry. 

Peinture  Hollandaise.  (B.E.B.A.)  Transl. 

by  G.   Powell  as  The  Dutch  School  of 

Painting.     N.  Y.,  Cassell,  1885,  $2.     Out 

of  piint. 

A  very  good  brief  history  of  that  great  school  of 
painting  upon  which  English  painting  is  mainly 
rounded,  and  which  has  strongly  influenced  French 
painting  of  the  18th  and  19th  centuries.  The  critical 
remarks  are  generally  useful  as  guides.  759.9. 

Heaton,  Mrs.  Charles. 

Concise  History  of  Painting.  New  edi- 
tion revised  by  Cosmo  Monkhouse. 
(Hohn.)     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1893,  $1.50. 

The  most  valuable  of  the  older  small  histories 
of  painting.  Mrs.  Heaton's  book  has  been  entirely 
revised,  both  as  to  matters  of  fact  and  date  and  as  to 
critical  appreciation.  During  the  fifteen  years  be- 
tween its  first  appearance  and  the  publication  of  the 
present  edition  both  the  history  and  criticism  of  art  had 
been  greatly  remade.  This  new  material  has  been  well 
used  by  the  editor.  750. 

La  Farge,  John. 

Lectures  on  Art.  N'.  Y.,  Macmillan.  (To 
be  published  in  the  autumn  of  1S95.) 

Lectures  on  painting  delivered  at  the  Metropolitan 
Museum  of  Art,  189J-94.  Of  the  utmost  value  as  ex- 
pressing sound  and  suggestive  opinions,  and  as  con- 
taining the  gathered  knowledge  of  a  lifetimeof  practice 
in  Fine  Art.  The  author  is  known  throughout  the 
art  world  of  America  and  in  France  as  a  painter  in 
oil  and  water  colors  of  high  rank,  as  a  designer  of 
decorations,  espei  i.illv  stained  class,  in  which  held  he 
is  probably  unapproached,  and  as  one  of  the  most 
experienced  and  judicious  of  critics.  750. 

Linton,  W.  J. 
Wood-Engraving:    A  Manual  of  Instruc- 

ii'i.N.      N.  V.,  Macmillan,  $3. 

By  one  of  the  most  able  and  truly  artistic  engravers 


84 


Fine  Art. 


ments  of  fact  have  often  been  found  erroneous,  and 
are  frequently  corrected  in  the  notes  to  this  transla- 
tion. 927. 


Watts,  Theodore. 

Article    "  Poetry," 
nica,  9th  ed. 


Encyclopaedia    Britan- 


Should  be  read  for  the  comparison  of  different  Fine 
Arts,  as  poetry  with  painting  and  sculpture,  and  for 
the  remarks  upon  thoughts  expressible  in  painting  and 
sculpture  though  not  in  words. 


GLOSSARIES. 

(See  Note  at  Head  of  /'art  /.) 
Adeline,  Jules. 

Lexique  des  Termes  D'Art.  (B.E.B.A.) 
Transl.  as  Art  DICTIONARY.  Authorized 
and  enl.  ed.     N.  V.,  Appleton,  1S91,  $2.25. 

So  small  a  book  can  only  give  a  few  of  the  terms  used 
in  art;  moreover,  the  translation  of  a  dictionary  is 
peculiarly  difficult,  because  of  the  rearrangement 
necessary.  Some  terms  are  used  in  very  different 
senses  in  France  and  in  America,  as  Verandah  ;  and 
these  differences  are  not  always  marked  in  this  transla- 
tion. 703. 


Bryan,  Michael. 

Dictionary  of  Painters  and  Engravers. 
New  edition,  edited  by  R.  E.  Graves. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1886,  2  vols.,  $22.50. 

This  book,  in  two  large  volumes,  is  more  costly 
than  most  of  the  books  in  this  list,  but  it  is  the  smallest 
one  in  English  that  can  be  recommended.  There  are 
strange  omissions  in  it,  but  on  the  whole  it  is  trust- 
worthy. Of  course,  one  does  not  look  to  such  a  biok 
for  very  critical  appreciation  of  works  of  art.        750. 


Clement,  Clara    Erskine,  and  Hutton, 
rence. 


Lau- 


ARTISTS    OF   THE    NINETEENTH    CENTURY  AND 

Their  Works.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $3. 

A  useful  book,  revised  in  the  latest  edition  to  1884, 
and  giving  brief  biographies  of  artists,  with  mention  of 
their  works.  Its  space  is  used  up  by  a  great  many 
vague  and  insignificant  critical  notices:  the  prefate 
says  that  the  "average  opinion  "  has  been  sought  for. 
but  it  is  clear  that  that  can  never  be  found.  Ten  or 
twenty  lines  of  "an  average  opinion  "  <m  any  artist  are 
absolutely  useless.  If  one  man  had  written  all  the 
notices  it  would  at  least  be  possible  to  get  acomparative 
notion,  but,  as  it  is,  neither  positive  nor  comparative 
information  is  given.  927. 


PART    II. 
PAINTING   AND  SCULPTURE. 


PRELIMINARY   NOTE   ON    PAINTING. 

Most  writing  about  the  art  of  painting  has 
been  by  persons  not  very  conversant  with  the 
actual  practice  of  the  art.  This  is  true  of  all 
the  fine  arts  ;  but  it  is  especially  true  of  paint- 
ing because  this  art  is  more  popular  than 
others,  and  also  because  persons  who  expect 
to  find  literary,  narrative,  moral  or  religious 
sentiment  in  fine  art  are  naturally  led  to  look 


for  it  most  in  painting.  The  student  should  be 
on  his  guard  against  the  discussion  of  this  art 
as  if  it  were  closely  akin  to  writing  in  prose  or 
verse.  Painting  has  its  own  language  and  its 
own  set  of  ideas,  which  are  sufficient  for  it. 
See  Prefatory  iXote. 

PRELIMINARY    NOTE   ON   SCULPTURE. 

Very  little  has  been  published,  in  English, 
on  the  art  of  sculpture,  except  in  the  form  of 
treatises  on  Classical  Archaeology.  It  is  to  be 
noted,  however,  that  much  of  that  avowedly 
archaeological  writing  is  just  and  discriminat- 
ing in  its  dealing  with  sculpture.  The  art  of 
sculpture  is  far  less  misleading  to  those  who 
have  not  especially  studied  it  than  painting  is  ; 
itis  much  less  complicated,  it  is  much  more  direct 
and  simple  in  its  appeal  to  the  sense  of  beauty, 
and  in  its  association  with  nature.  Moreover, 
it  does  not  appeal  so  strongly  as  painting  to 
the  popular  love  of  anecdote  and  incident  in 
art.  Those  who  wish  to  see  stories  of  battle 
and  adventure,  or  of  domestic  sentiment  and 
pathos,  will  generally  choose  a  collection  of 
pictures  rather  than  a  sculpture  gallery. 
Therefore  the  common  writing  about  fine  art, 
looked  at  from  a  literary  standpoint,  is  far  less 
harmful  in  the  case  of  sculpture  than  in  paint- 
ing. 

Beard,  William  H. 
Action  in  Art.     N.  Y.,  Cassell,  1S94,  $2. 

An  interesting  book   in  very  simple  language,  and 

with  many  slight  illustrations.  It  would  be  useful  tor 
the  student,  as  calling  his  attention  to  some  of  the  con- 
ventional resources  of  the  descriptive  painter.  A 
great  deal  may  be  learned  from  it  of  the  way  in  which 
painter    and  illustrators  work.  707. 

Chesneau,  Ernest. 

La  Peinture  AngLAISE.     Transl.  by  L.  M. 
Etherington,  as  The   English  SCHOOL  of 
Painting.    With  a  preface  by  Prof.  Ruskin. 
N.  Y.,  Cassell,  1895,  $2. 
See  what  is  said  about  this  writer  in  Part  I.   759.2. 

Child,  Theodore. 

Art    and    Criticism:    Monographs    and 

Studies.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  $6. 

A  dozen  papers  about  different  detached  phasesof 
painting,  ancient  and  modern,  and  a  few  words  about 
sculpture.  There  is  a  serious  lack  of  exact  compre- 
hension of  art  as  a  special  and  peculiar  means  of  ex- 
pression, and  errors  occur,  hard  to  account  for,  but  a 
neral  impression  i  an  begot  in  each  case.  Good 
and  well  i  hosen  illustrations.  The  chapter  on  the  Im- 
pressionists is  very  good.  704. 

Coffin,  William  A. 

American  Illustrations  of  To-Day.  In 
Scribner's  Magazine,  January,  February, 
and  March,  1892. 

These  papers  contain  a  great  deal  of  sound  dis- 
cussion of  the  peculiar  character  of  Illustration  as  a  fine 
art,  and  of  drawings  not  strictly  Illustration  which 
seem  so  or  are  called  so  because  inserted  in  books  and 
periodicals.     See  next  title. 


Fine  Art. 


85 


A  Word  About  Painting.    Seriiner's  Maga- 

:in<-,  April,   1  8g  |. 

Mr.  Coffin  is  our  of  the  very  few  painters  who  write 
about  the  an  which  they  foflow.  He  is  .1  judicious 
critic,  not  the  slave  oi  s<  hoola  01  of  the  opinions  <.i  ins 
own  allies  and  friends  among  artists.  His  writings 
may  be  studied  with  great  profit. 

Delaborde,  Henri,   Vicomte, 

I  \  GRAVURE.  (B.E.B.A.)  Transl.  by  R.  A. 
M,  Stevenson  as  Engraving  :  Its  Origin, 
Processes,  and  History.  N.  Y.,  Cassell, 
1886,  $2. 

rreats  the  subject  in  a  large  way,  taking  up  wood 
engraving  and  typography  :  the  eribU  process,  etch- 
ing,  engraving    with  the    burin,  mezzotint,   stipple, 
printing  in  color,  etc  ,  and  an  historical  account  of  the 

art.      A  vers   useful  hook.  761. 

Fromentin,  Eugene. 

Maitres  D'Ai  1  kkkois  :  Bki.gique,  Hol- 
1  win-'.  Transl.  as  The  Old  MASTERS  OF 
Belgium  and  Holland.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, $3. 

An  admirable  book,  full  of  soundest  criticism.  The 
excellence  of  the  critical  and  analytic  writing  in  this 
book  and  the  book  next  named,  and  the  fact  that  so 
very  little  art-writing  by  artists  is  available,  is  the 
reason  for  citing  them  in  spite  of  their  high  price. 

759.9. 
Gonse,  N.  Louis. 

Eugene  Fromentin,  Painter  and  Writer. 
Transl.  bv  M.  C.  Robbins.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, 1883,  $3. 

This  book,  although  mainly  a  life  of  Fromenin, 
contains  long  passages  of  his  critical  work.  In  Chap.  V. 
are  notes  for  lectures.  759  9. 

Hamerton,  Philip  G. 

Article  Drawing.  Encyclopaedia  Britan- 
nica,  9th  ed. 

A  very  instructive  paper  on  tin-drawing  of  different 
epochs  and  different  nations,  with  valuable  critical  re- 
marks. 


Encyclopaedia    Britan- 


Article    Engraving, 
nica,  9th  ed. 

Very  full  and  instructive. 

These  two  articles  have  been  brought  together  with 
additions,  and  made  into  a  volume  under  the  title 
"  Drawing  and  Engraving,"  which  see. 

Etching  and  Etchers.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $5. 

First  published  in   1P66,  at  a  time  when  the  art  of 
etching  was  being  taken  up  by  many  painters  and 
engravers.     The  first  edition,  and   a  third  one  of  1880, 

costly  illustrated  books.  A  second  and  cheaper 
edition,  with  illustrations espei  ially  meant  for  students, 
came  out  in  1876,   but  still  costs  a  guinea      It    is    ex- 

f  valuable  as  at  once  a  treatise  on  the  pi 

of   the  art  and  a  history  of  its  development   from   the 
15th  century  to  date.  767. 

The  Graphic  Arts.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $2. 

ries  of  descriptive  and   analytic  chapters  on  the 
different  processes  of  drawing,   painting,  and  engrav- 
ing,   mainly    practical:    devoted    exclusively   to    those 
who   Wish  to  learn   how    those   line   arts   are'  prai 
what    their   necessary    limitations  are,   etc.,   bin 

is  only  can  ever  obtain  any  real  sense  of  61 
English  edition  contains  many  tine  illustfa 
and  is  costly  (catalogued,  unpriced,  by  Seelej  4Co., 
London).     The     Boston     edition,     without     the    illus- 
trations, is  also  valuable.  750. 

Man  in  Art:    Studies   in   Religious   ind 
Historical  Art,  Portrait  and  Genre. 

Illustrated  by  etchings  and  photogravures. 

N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  f 

Extends  the  subject  treated  in  "  The  Graphic  Arts," 


anil  analyzes  the  all  of  different  times  and  nations  with 

reference  to  the  way  in  which  the  I  nun  an  bodj  and  thi 
hum. ui  fa<  e  expressions  have  been  treated.    This  b 
is  named  m  the  belief  that  a  c  he. iper  edition  may  ap- 
pear. 756. 

Landscape.     Host.,  Roberts,  $2. 

Continues  the  subject   treated  in    "The   Graphic 

\tis."  and   contains   a  very  full   account   of   landscape 
■  '".  its   purpose  and   history,  and   its  characti  r  as  prac- 
tised   bv    different     nations    at    different    times        I  h< 
original     edition     has    about    fifty    large    illustrations 
(N.  V.,  Macmillan,  $35).  758. 

Drawing    \m>  Engraving,  with    Numerous 

Illustrations.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  §7. 

Consists  of  the  author's  articles  in  the  Encyclopaedia 
Britannica,  9th  ed  ,  with  some  additions  and  with 
plates  which  greatly  increase  its  value.  760. 

Modern  Frenchmen.     Bost.,  Roberts,  $2. 

Contains  biographies  of  Franc,ois  Rude,  the  sculp- 
tor, and  Henri  Regnault,  the  painter  :  excellent  lives 
Of  very  distinguished  men,  and  useful  to  the  student  of 
art  as  artists  understand  and  feel  it.  924.4. 

Life  OF  J.  M.  W.  Turner.     Bost.,  Roberts, 

$2. 

In  the  discussion  of  the  work  of  this  great  master 
many  valuable  truths  about  tine  art  are  explained  and 
insisted  on.  The  life  of  this  artist,  exclusively  devoted 
to  his  art,  is  very  instructive.  750. 

Harrison,  Jane  E. 

Introductory  Studies  in  Greek  Art. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $2.2?. 

Not  a  history  nor  a  classified  account  of  different 
schools,  but  an  essay  on  the  spirit  and  meaning  of 
Greek  Sculpture.  The  author  states  that  she  is  trying 
to  express  the  ideality  which  she  finds  in  Greek  Art, 
but  it  is  a  mistake  to  assume  that  ideality  was  unknown 
in  the  art  of  other  ancient  peoples  however  superior 
may  have  been  that  of  the  Greeks.  709.38- 

Havard,  Henry. 

Peinture  Holi.andaise.  (B.E.B.A.)  Transl. 

by  G.   Powell  as  The  Dutch  School  of 

Painting.     N.  Y.,  Cassell,  1885,  $2.     Out 

of  print. 

A  very  good  brief  history  of  that  great  school  of 
Dainting  upon  which  English  painting  is  mainly 
iounded,  and  which  has  strongly  influenced  French 
painting  of  the  18th  and  :9th  centuries.  The  critical 
remarks  are  generally  useful  as  guides.  759.9. 

Heaton,  Mrs,  Charles. 

Concise  History  ok  PAINTING.  New  edi- 
tion revised  by  Cosmo  Monkhouse. 
(Bohn.)     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1893,  $1.50. 

The  most  valuable  of  the  older  small  histories 
of  painting.  Mrs.  Heaton's  book  has  been  entirely 
revised,  both  as  to  matters  ot  fact  and  date  and  as  to 
critical  appreciation.  During  the  fifteen  years  be- 
tween its  first  appearance  and  the  publication  of  the 
present  edition  both  the  history  and  criticism  of  art  had 
been  greatly  remade.  This  new  material  has  been  well 
used  by  the  editor.  750. 

La  Farge,  John. 

LECTURES  ON  Art.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan.  (To 
be  published  in  the  autumn  of  1S95.) 

Lectures  on  painting  delivered  at  the  Metropolitan 
Museum  of  Art,  1893-94  <  )i  the  utmost  value  as  ex- 
pressing  sound  and  suggestive  opinions,  and  as  con- 
taining the  gathered  knowledge  of  a  lifetime  of  practice 
in  Fine  Art.  The  author  is  known  throughout  the 
art  world  of  America  and  in  France  as  a  painter  in 
oil  and  water  colors  of   high  rank,  as  a  1  of 

decorations,  especially  stained  glass,  in  which  field  he 
is  1  unapproached,  and   as  one  of  the  most 

e\|  '  and  judicious  of  critics.  750. 

Linton,  W.   J. 

Wood-Engraving:  A  Manual  ok  Instp.uc- 
tion.     N'.  V.,  Macmillan,  $3. 

By  one  of  the  most  able  and  truly  artistic  engravers 


86 


Fine  Art. 


N.  Y.,  Scribner, 


of  modern  times  on  his  own  art,  its  technicalities  and 
true  nature,  and  its  history.  Mr.  Linton  is  one  of 
those  very  few  artists  who  know  how  to  write  upon 
art.  In  reading  his  work  one  learns  not  only  much 
about  wood-engraving  but  also  much  about  art  as  the 
artist  sees  it.  761. 

Marquand,    Allen,  and  Frothingham,    A.  L., 

History  of  Sculpture.     N.  Y.,  Longmans, 

Si.  50. 

Announced  for  December,  1895;  may  be  expected  to 
be  valuable.  730. 

Middleton,  J.  H. 

Article  Schools  ok  Painting.     Encyclopaedia 
Britannica,  9th  ed. 

Gives  brief  accounts  of  all  the  principal  schools  and 
names  all  the  greatest  masters.  Many  illustrations. 
The  criticism  is  generally  just. 

Article   Sculpture.     Encyclopaedia    Britan- 
nica, 9th  ed. 
Valuable  paper,  both  technical  and  historical. 

Article  Wood-Carving.    Encyclopaedia  Brit- 
annica, 9th  ed. 

Article  Tempera.    Encyclopaedia  Britannica, 

9th  ed. 

Describes  the  process  which  was  most  used  in  Italy 
both  for  wall  work  and  panel  painting  during  the  days 
of  the  earlj  renaissance. 

Moore,  George. 

Impressions  and  Opinions. 

$1.25. 

Four  essays:  "  Meissonier  and  the  Salon  Julien," 
"  Art  for  the  Villa,"  "  Degas,"  "  New  Pictures  in  the 
National  Gallery."  See  what  is  said  of  this  author's 
book,  "  Modern  Painting."  750. 

Modern  Painting.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $2. 

Twenty  essays  on  living  painters  and  modern  art 
tendencies,  both  good  and  evil,  with  frequent  allusions 
to  old  artists,  and  some  account  of  men  who  are  not 
painters.  Thus  the  article  on  Charles  Keene,  the 
draughtsman  and  caricaturist  of  the  London  Punch,  is 
admirable  art  criticism.  There  is  some  excess  of  en- 
thusiastic praise  of  art  which  he  loves  and  of  contempt 
for  artists  and  critics  whom  the  author  looks  upon  as 
wholly  astray  in  their  aims  and  work,  but  the  book  is 
almost  wholly  right  in  its  tendency.  It  should  be  read 
with  care  by  all  who  really  wish  to  know  how  artists 
look  at  and  understand  art  and  how  art  should  be  in- 
terpreted. 750. 

Morris,  William,  and  Middleton,  J.  H. 

Article     Mural     Painting.      Encyclopaedia 
Britannica,  9th  ed. 

Extremely  valuable  remarks  on  the  principle  of  tine 
art  used  decoratively,  as  almost  all  important  tine  art 
has  been. 

Paris,  Pierre. 

La  Sculpture  Antique.  (B.E.B.A.)  Transl. 
as  Manual  of  Ancient  Sculpture.   Ed.  by 

J.  E.  Harrison.  Phila.,  Lippincott,  1S89,  $3. 

Treats  of  the  sculpture  of  the  ancient  Asiatic  na- 
tions,  of  Egypt,  of  Greece,  Etruria,  and  Rome.  It  cov- 
ers, therefore,  much  the  same  ground  as  the  chap- 
ters on  sculpture  of  the  books  by  Babelon,  Collignon, 
Maspero,  and  Murray,  named  in  Part  I.;  it  is  well  to 
compare  the  treatment  of  such  subjects  by  different 
authors.  732. 

Perkins,  Charles  C. 

Historical  Handbook  of  Italian  Sculp- 
ture.    N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $'4. 

Devoted  chiefly  to  the  sculpture  of  Central  and 
Northern  Italy  from  about  1300  to  about  1600.  It  con- 
tains many  errors,  and  should  be  wholly  revised  in  the 


light  of  modern  discoveries,  but  it  can    give  a  good 
general  account  of  this  very  important  phase  of  art. 

734. 
Poynter,  Edward  J. 

Ten  LECTURES  on  Art.     Lond.,  Chapman  & 
Hall,  3s.  6d. 

Contains  very  just  conclusions  as  to  fine  art  and  very 
clearly  expressed  analysis  of  painting  of  many  schools. 
The  comparisons  of  Continental  painting  with  English 
are  fair  and  almost  wholly  satisfactory.  750. 

Poynter,  Edward  J.,  Editor. 

A  series  of  "  Art  Handbooks."     Illustrated. 

Poynter,  E.  J.,  and  Head,  P.  R.  Paivi- 
ing,  Classical  and  Italian.  N.  V., 
Scribner,  $2.  759. 

Smith,  Gerard  W.  Palming,  French 
and  Spanish.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $2. 

759.4. 

Buxton,  H.  J.  W.,  and  Poynter,  E.  J. 
German,  Flemish,  and  Dutch  Painting. 
N.  Y.,  Scribner,  62.  759. 

Redgrave,  Gilbert  R.  History  of  Water 
Color  Painting  in  England.  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  $2.  759.2. 

Buxton,  H.  J.  Wilmot.  English  Paint- 
ers :  With  a  Chapter  on  American 
Painters  by  S.  R.  Koehler.  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  $2'.  759.2. 

These  five  books  may  be  taken   together  as  forming 
a  history  of   Painters  and   Painting  in   the  sense   that 
they  tell  what  Painters  have  been   successful  and  fa- 
mous in  the  different  countries  of  Europe  and    in  the 
United  States  before  about  i860  ;  that  they  give  dates, 
mention  by  name   the   more   celebrated  pictures,  and 
give  prominence  to  those  artists  who  are  esteemed  the 
bringers  in  of  important  changes  and   as  founders  of 
new  schools.     Considered  as  works  of  criticism,  they 
fail  in  that  there  is  a  visible   attempt   to  explain   what 
cannot  easily  be  explained  in   words,  except   at   great 
length,  and  that,  moreover,  they  seem   to   be  written 
rather  by  scholars  familiar  with  the  externals  of  art, 
but  knowing  little  of  its  essential  character.     In  these 
respects  the  bcok  on  water  color  in  England   is  much 
the  best,  but  this  is  partly   because  259  pages  are  de- 
voted to  this  small  subject  ;  a  space  ten  times  as  great 
as  it  would  occupy  in  proportion    with  the  others.     A 
brief  synoptical  history  01   painting  would   be  best  in 
the  form  of    a  biographical   dictionary  of  artists  ar- 
ranged in  the  order  of  their  schools.     If  a  dictionary 
such   as  Bryan's  or  Seubert's  could  be  rearranged  so 
that  the  notices  would  follow  one  another  systemati- 
cally  and    not  alphabetically,  and   made  accessible  by 
a  full  alphabetical  index,    the  comparative  length   of 
the  notices  would  show   the  student  which  were  the 
more  important  artists,  and  differences  of  type  and  so 
forth  might  be  utilized.     In  this  way  the  necessity  of 
keeping  up  a  continuous  narrative  would  be  avoided. 
The  author  would  not  attempt  to  make  his  story  at- 
tractive except  as  to  one  artist  at  a  time.    Something 
like  th  s  is  done  in  the  volume  above  named  on  Ger- 
man, Flemish,  and  Dutch  Painting,  and  this  is  the  mi  >st 
useful  of  the  series.     It  is  probable  that  books  covering 
so  large  a  field  as  the  painting  of  even  one  great  nation 
are  seldom  read  consecutively  ;  they  are  used  for  refer- 
ence.    Only  books  on  a  much  larger  scale,  with  much 
more  opportunity   for  detail   and  comparison,  can  be 
made  agreeable  reading. 

With  regard  to  one  volume  of  this  series  it  should 
be  said  that  the  sketch  of  American  Art  does  not  in- 
clude the  men  who  have  made  it  what  it  now  is,  even 
artists  so  long  before  the  public  as  La  Farge,  Inness, 
Chase,  and  Martin  being  omitted.  Probably  it  was 
not  meant  to  include  men  living  when  the  book  was 
written. 

Radcliffe,  A.  G. 

Schools  and  Masters  of  Sculpture.    N.  Y. , 
Appleton,*$3. 

A  sketch  of  the  History   of  Sculpture   in   all   ages. 
There  has  been  a  serious  attempt  to  make  an  interesting 


Fine  Art. 


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continuous  narrative  of  each  chapter,  and  the  attempt 
is  more  oearly  successful  than  could  be  anticipated. 
The  critical  value  of  different  chapters  varies  great])  ; 
thus  the  account  "t  Gothic  sculpture  is  of  little  utility, 
ih.it  oi  sculpture  under  the  Romans  Is  marred  by  too 
great  willingness  to  accept  as  fact  what  is  only  assumed, 
while  the  account  ol  nineteenth  century  sculpture  is 
usually  good  and  shows  much  1  ritical  insight.  A  great 
deal  ol  space  is  taken  up  by  mere  anecdote;  ana  this 
h.is  the  additional  bad  result  that  <  ontemp  irary  gossip 
about  .1  w,.rk  of  art  is  allowed  to  influence  opinion 
as  to  the  work  Itself  and  its  value.  The  book  ends 
with  two  chapters  on  the  museums  of  Europe  and 
America,  but  these  are  far  too  briei  to  be  "t   much 

value  as  guides  to  the  student.     There  are  about  thirty 

full-page  photographic  illustrations  of  representative 

sculptures.  730. 

Schooi  s  am'  Masters  of  Painting.  N.  Y., 
Appleton,  I3. 

Has  nearly  the  same  character  as  the  companion 
Volume  on  sculpture.  759. 

Redford,  George. 

Sculpture:  Egyptian,  Assyrian,  Greek, 
and  Roman.  (Art  handbook  series.)  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  i?2. 

A  good  general  account  of  ancient  sculpture  ;  may 
be  trusted  for  the  general  accuracy  of  its  statements 
It  seems  carelessly  written,  however,  as  if  the  exact 
force  of  words  was  not  felt.  732. 

Redgrave,  Richard  and  Samuel. 

A  Century  of  Painters  of  the  English 
SCHOOL.  2d  edition.  Abridged  and  illus- 
trated.    Lond.,  Sampson  Low,  1890,  7s.  6d. 

An  account  of  the  English  painters  from  the  time  of 
Henry  VIII.  to  the  close  of  the  generation  which  was 
passing  awav  about  1885.  It  is  very  readably  written 
in  narrative  form.  Few  books  of  the  kind  are  as  just 
and  sympathetic  as  this.  It  does  not  give  the  names  of 
those  living  in  1889.  759.2. 

Redgrave,  Samuel. 

Dictionary  ok  Artists  of  the  English 
Schools,  etc.  New  and  revised  edition. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  $5. 

Contains  much  the  same  matter  as  a  "  Century  of 
Painters,"  but  arranged  alphabetically  under  names  of 
artists,  and  to  this  it  adds  notices  of  sculptors,  archi- 
tects, etc.  703. 

Reid,  George. 

Article  Painting.     Encyclopaedia  Britannica, 
9th  ed. 
Devoted    practically    to    descriptions    of     different 


processes, 


with  valuable  hints. 


Scott,  Leader. 

Sculpture,      Renaissance     and     Modern. 

(Art    handbook    series.)     N.   Y.,  Scribner, 

$2 

A  good  cyclopaedic  account:  many  names  of  sculp- 
tors and  their  works,  and  much  brief  analysis  of  their 
work  are  given:  the  material  is  well  arranged  and  the 
book    is    very    readable    in    spite    of    its    compactness. 

Many  remarks  on  ;outlying  subjects  arc  questionable, 

as  when  the  Moors  are  called  "  finest  architects, '"  and 
where  Delia  Robbia  work  is  denied  the  name  ol  sculp- 
ture, and  where  Vischer's shrine  at  Nuremberg  is  called 
"  late  Gothic,  almost  Romanesque/1  In  short,  this,  like 
most  of  these  hastily  written  English  books,  is  in  a 
general  way  trustworthy,  but  rather  as  a  compilation 
than  as  a  book  by  a  competent  critic.  735. 

Stranahan,  Mrs.  C.  H. 

History  ok  French  PAINTING  FROM  its 
Earliest  to  its  Latesi  Pra<  riCE,  includ- 
ing an  account  of  the  French  Academy  and 
its  Schools  of  Instruction.  X.  Y.,  Scribner, 
$3.50. 
As  the  French  schools  of  painting  have  been  for  a 

century  and  a  half  the  most  important  body  of  graphic 


.n  t  in  Europe,  steadilj  growing  in  an  orderly  sequence, 

this  book,  which  relates  the  external  history  of  this 
growth  and  appreciates  and  qualities  it  very  justly,  is 
important  to  all  students.  'I  lure  are  errors,  but  the 
work  is  surprisingly  accurate  in  the  mam,  and  is  full 

in  detail,      ft  includes  .1  Careful    history  Ol    the    French 

government's  influence  and  control  of  the  Fine  Arts. 
See  also  "  Meissonier  and  the  Salon  Julien  "  in  George 

Moore's  "  Impressions  and  (  1  pin  ions  "  in  this  list. 

759.4. 
Sturgis,  Russell. 

Articles  in   Johnson's    Universal  Cyclo- 

1.1:01  a.     Ed.  1S93-5. 

Chiaroscuro —  Drawing —  Engraving  — Illustra- 
tion —  Impressionism  —  Lithography  —  Painting  — 
Sculpture — Wood  Carving — Wood  Engraving. 

See  also  some  of  the  biographies  of  artists  in  the  same 
Cyclopaedia. 

See  also  Part  I.  of  this  list. 
Upcott,  L.  E. 

Introduction  to  Greek  Sculpture.  N.  Y., 
Macmillan,  1887,  $1.10. 

One  of  several  books  which  have  been  published  as 
companions  to  a  small  museum  of  casts,  or  a  collection 
of  photographs.  Valuable  in  itself  as  a  rather  full  ac- 
count of  a  few  important  sculptures,  pictures  of 
which  occur  in  many  books.  If  it  were  desired  to  get 
a  few  casts  or  photographs,  they  might  well  be  pur- 
chased according  to  the  list  given,  p.  9-12.  733. 

Van  Dyke,  John  C. 

Art  for  Art's  Sake.  Seven  University 
Lectures  on  the  Technical  Beauties  of 
Painting.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  81.50. 

Of  much  value,  because  it  explains  in  very  simple 
language  and  in  detail  how  a  painter  conceives  a  pic- 
ture and  goes  to  work  at  it,  and  how  he  looks  at  the 
pictures  which  he  and  other  artists  have  produced. 
Should  be  read  with  care  as  if  a  text-book  of  the 
painter's  trade.  750. 

How  to  Judge  a  Picture  :  Familiar  Talks 
in  the  Gallery  with  Uncritical  Lovers  of 
Art.     N.  Y.,  Hunt  &  Eaton,  60  c. 

A  manual  containing  useful  hints,  but  nothing  that 
is  not  better  given  in  'Art  for  Art's  Sake."  Its  general 
tendency  is  to  be  approved.  750. 

History  ok  Painting.  N.  Y.,  Longmans, 
1895,  $1.50. 

For  the  reader  who  understands  that  no  man's 
opinion  as  to  a  given  painter  is  of  final  authority,  and 
that  there  is  indeed  no  such  thing  as  authority  in  criti- 
cism, this  is  prob.ibly  the  best  brief  history  of  painting 
accessible.  A  lover  of  Michelangelo  will  feel  that  the 
paintings  on  the  vaults  of  the  Sistine  Chapel  should 
not  be  included  under  works  which  are  not  valuable  in 
color  A  lover  of  Turner  will  feel  that  the  greatest 
of  landscape  painters  is  treated  with  too  little  respect. 
A  lover  of  Florentine  religious  painting  will  feel  that 
Paolo  Veronese  is  made  too  much  of.  1  a  each  of  these 
cases  anil  in  many  others  a  well-informed  student  oi 
painting  may  agree  or  disagree  with  Mr.  Van  Dyke. 
Let  this  be  understood,  and  this  little  book  can  do  noth- 
ing but  good,  and  will  then  be  of  great  value.        750. 


Viollet-le-Duc,  E.  E. 

Histoire  d'un  Dessinateur.  Transl.  as 
Learning  ro  Draw;  or,  the  Story  oi  a 

Yoino  I)i  sic.nk.r.     N.  Y.,  Putnam,  $2. 

Under  the  form  of  a  biography  of  a  young  man  of 
natural  good  abihtv  as  a  draughtsman  and  designer, 
but  not  of  great  genius,  the  ri^ht  «  1  idying  art 

practically  is  considered,  and  much  wise  suggestive  ad- 
vice given.  740. 

Waldstein,  Charles. 

CATALOGUE  OF  Casts  in  the  Museum  of 
Classical  Archeology  of  the  Fitzwilliam 
Museum,  Cambridge,  England.  Lond., 
Macmillan,  iSSo,  is.  6d. 


88 


Fine  Art. 


A  smaller  book  of  the  same  general  character  as 
that  of  Mr.  Upcott.  It  would  be  useful  in  connection 
with  that,  or  without  it.  730. 

Wauters,  A.  J. 

Peinturk  Fi.amande.  (B.E. B.A.)  Transl. 
by  Mrs.  H.  Rossel  as  The  Flemish  School 
of  Painting.     N.  Y.,  Cassell,  §2. 

Out  of  print.  Like  all  the  books  of  this  series,  the 
French  original  is  valuable.  759.9. 

Wilson,  C.  Heath. 

Article  Fresco.  Encyclopaedia  Britannica, 
gth  ed. 


PART  III. 
ARCHITECTURE. 


PRELIMINARY   NOTE. 

Although  Architecture  is  a  Dacorative  Art, 
and  should  logically  be  put  under  that  head 
(see  Prefatory  Note),  it  is  more  convenient  to 
treat  it  separately,  especially  because  of  the 
enormous  number  and  importance  of  the  books 
in  many  languages  which  are  devoted  to  archi- 
tecture alone.  Of  these  many  fine  and  costly 
books  but  a  small  number  are  in  English, 
either  in  their  original  form  or  in  translation; 
and  of  the  books  which  are  in  English  only  a 
very  few,  and  those  not  often  valuable,  are  of 
moderate  cost. 

The  Fine  Art  of  Architecture  has  a  curious 
history.  From  the  earliest  historical  times  to 
the  15th  century  there  was  a  general  tendency 
forstyles  to  developnaturallyand  spontaneously 
one  out  of  another.  One  style  would  perhaps 
disappear  in  a  time  of  conquest  and  in  the 
ruin  of  the  civilization  which  had  created  it; 
then  the  conquerors,  perhaps  after  a  long  time 
of  little  artistic  production,  would  evolve  a  new 
style.  Occasional  attempts  were  made  to  re- 
vive a  style  of  former  times,  but  these  were 
never  of  much  importance.  In  the  15th  cen- 
tury, however,  a  deliberate  attempt  was  made 
in  Italy  to  return  to  the  style  of  the  Roman 
Empire;  that  is,  to  the  system  of  architectural 
decoration  seen  in  the  ruined  buildings  of  about 
the  years  50  to  350  A.D.,  found  in  Italy  and 
in  other  countries  on  the  Mediterranean.  This 
was  caused  less  by  admiration  of  the  beauty  of 
those  structures  than  by  reverence  for  the 
mighty  traditions  of  the  Roman  Empire,  and 
by  the  revival  of  classical  learning  which  was 
going  on  at  the  same  time.  All  this  is  to  be 
studied  in  treatises  upon  the  Renaissance.  The 
style  of  architecture  so  created  by  deliberate 
effort  was  at  first  in  the  hands  of  most  able 
artists,    accomplished  sculptors  and  painters, 


and  it  had  a  fresh  and  original  beauty  of  its  own. 
Soon,   however,   it  grew  to  be  a  more  nearly 

exact  copying  of  the  ancient  structures.  In 
different  forms  this  artificial  style  went  on  devel- 
oping itself  through  the  16th,  17th,  and  iSth  cen- 
turies. During  all  these  years,  as  in  previous 
times  of  more  natural  styles  of  architecture,  no 
man  would  build  in  any  other  style  than  the  one 
accepted;  but  since  the  French  Revolution  all 
has  been  chaos. 

The  books  and  articles  on  Archaeology  are 
apt  to  contain  much  information  about  archi- 
tecture, but  it  is  to  be  observed  that  their  writers 
have  generally  no  experience  either  in  building 
or  in  designing  buildings. 

Architecture  is  so  complex  an  art  that  positive 
and  peremptory  opinions  about  it  should  be 
mistrusted,  from  whatever  source  they  come. 
Nearly  all  great  excellences  in  the  art  bring 
their  errors  and  faults  with  them  ;  more  than 
the  fine  arts  proper,  architecture  is  a  series  of 
compromises,  and  the  best  has  to  be  given  up 
very  often  for  the  second  best. 


The  attention  of  students  is  called  to  the  Avery 
Architectural  Library  at  Columbia  College,  New 
York.  Mr.  Samuel  P.  Avery  and  his  wife  have 
founded  this  library  as  a  memorial  to  their  son, 
Henry  O.  Avery,  an  architect,,  who  died  in  1890. 
Fifty  thousand  dollars  has  already  been  given 
to  this  foundation,  and  expended  in  books  and 
periodicals  on  architecture  and  decorative  art. 
The  choice  of  books  has  been  careful.  The 
library  is  accessible  to  all  persons,  both  by  day 
and  in  the  evening,  except  on  Sundays. 

Avery   Architectural  Library,  Catalogue 
of. 

To  appear  in  the  autumn  of  1895.  An  excellent  cat- 
alogue of  authors  and  titles  of  the  Avery  Library 
mentioned  above  (Part  III.,  Preliminary  Note).  It  is 
probable  that  there  is  no  other  list,  as  full  and  as 
carefully  made  as  this,  of  books  on  architecture  and 
decorative  art.  016.700. 

Corroyer,  Edouard. 

L'Architecture  Gothique.  (B.E.  B.A.) 
Transl.  as  Gothic  Architecture.  Edited 
by  Walter  Armstrong.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
1893,  $2. 

A  very  good  account  of  the  origin  and  growth  of  the 
great  styles  of  Western  Europe,  from  1150  to  1500,  witli 
useful  illustrations.  It  is  the  work  of  a  very  competent 
man,  and  should  be  studied  with  care.  723.5. 

Fergusson,  James. 

A  History  of  Architecture  in  all  Coun- 
tries,  from  the  Earliest  Time  to  run 
Present  Day.  In  5  vols.  3d  edition.  Edit- 
ed by  R.  P.  Spiers.     Lond.,  Murray,  1S93. 

Two  volumes  (63  s.  *>  of  this  work  form  the  history 
proper,  treating  the  architecture  of  European  peoples 
and  its  origin  in  Western  Asia  and  Egypt,  and  coming 
down  to  the  time  of  the  Renaissance.  It  is  important  to 
procure  this  latest  edition.  Many  serious  shortcomings 
and  errors  of  the  original  work  are  supplied  and  cor- 
rected m  it.     It  is  the  only  architectural  history  of  any 


Fine  Art. 


89 


x  alue  n  E  nglish,  and  so  n  is  named  here  in  spite  ol  us 
siderable  cost,  and  ol  the  uncriti<  al  character  oi  the 
original  ».Tk.  Mr.  Fergusson  wasnot  a  buildei  ■ 
Bigner,  and  much  of  his  l<  >ok  was  written,  in  the  first 
place,  without  personal  knowledge  ol  the  buildings 
discussed  and  before  the  daj  ol  abundant  photographs. 

720.9. 

History  of  mm    Modern  Styles  of  Archi- 

11  re.     3d  edition.     Revised  by  Robert 

K<rr.   Lond.,  Murray,  1  Boi,  j  vois.,  31s.  6d. 

This  work  forms  vols.  ?  and  40!  Fergusson's gen- 
eral historj  ;  it  is  de\  the  styles  which  began 
with  the  Rt-n.iis-.uKc  of  the  fifteenth  century.    720.0. 

History  of  Indian  vnd  Eastern  Architec- 
rURE.     Lond.,  Murray.  31s.  6d. 

This  volume  completes  the  series.  It  contains  the 
on'.  utive  account  in   English  of  the  styles  ol 

ant  of  architecture  in  China,  Japan, 
etc.,  is  very  inferior  and  slight.  720.0. 

1.  Mead  &  Co.,  N.  V., announce  a  reprint  of  the 
latest  edition  of  the  Fergusson  scries;  they  now  pub- 
lish an  edition  not  latest. 

Freeman,  Edward  A. 

Historical   \m>  Architectural  Sketches, 

run  11  v  1  1  \i.ian.    Lond.,  Macmillan,  1876, 
10s.  6d.     (Out  of  print. ) 

Interesting  papers  on  ancient  cities  and  their  build- 
,nk  it    historical  value  to  all  students  of  archi- 

tecture. The  author  studied  architecture  all  his  lite, 
and  although  wholly  out  of  touch  with  it  as  scientific 
building  or  as  tine  art,  he  saw  its  value  as  material  for 
history.  720.4. 

Sketches  from  the  Subject  and  Neighbor 
Lands  of  Venice.  Lond.,  Macmillan,  1SS1, 
10s.  6d. 

Similar  to  the  above:  a  continuation  of  it,  devoted 
to  the  little-known  country  from  Treviso  and  Udine 
down  the  Illyrian  coast  to  Cattaro;  and  also  to  Trani, 
Otranto,  and  the  island  of  Corfu.  945. 

Article  Normans.     Encyclopaedia  Britannica, 

iith  ed. 

Valuable  points  on  their  architecture  in  England 
and  Sicily. 

Freeman,  Edward  A.,  and  Gardiner,  Samuel 
R. 

Article  England,  History.  Encyclopaedia 
Hritannica,  i)th  ed. 

Mr.  Freeman  made  a  life-long  study  of  architecture 
(see  his  \\..rks  mentioned  above),  and  this  article  con- 
tains many  valuable  passages  on  the  topic,  as  on 
p.  300,  310,  317.  etc. 

Hamlin,  A.  D.  F. 

History  of  Architecture.  N.  Y.,  Long- 
mans, $1.50. 

Announced  for  November,  1895;  may  be  expected  to 
prove  very  useful.  720.9. 

Article  ARCHl  i  ECTURE.  Johnson's  Universal 
Cyclopaedia,  ed.  of  1S93-5. 

Lewis,  T.  Hayter.  and  Street,  G.  E. 

Article  ARCHITECTURE.  Encylopaedia  Britan- 
nica, Qth  ed. 

Far  less  valuable  for  classical  architecture  than  Mr. 
Murray's  article  on  Archaeology  in  the  same  work; 
shows  a  lack  ssen- 

tial  differences.     Mr.  Street  wa  nitect  in 

ictice  until  his  death,  in  D  >,  but  ho  was 

exclusivi  Gothii   Revival,  and  although 

to  be  cm  lusive  in  one  s  own  way  is  often  good  for  an 
artist,  it   is  1  critic.     There  are  em  rs  in   the 

early  part  of  "  Pointed,"  but  the  desi  riptions,  as  of 
Chartres  Cathedral,  are  not  bad. 

Middleton.  J.  H. 
Article    Rome.     Topography   and    Arcii.e- 


ology,   beginning,    p,    807,    Encyclopaedia 
Britannica,  9th  ed. 

See  what  is  said    of  this   writer's  book  on    Rome,  in 

Part  I. 

Morris,   William,  and  Middleton,  J.   Henry. 

Article  MURAJ  DECORATION.  Encyclopaedia 
Britannica,  Qth  ed. 

1  both  iii  the  architecture  and  the  painting,  The 
illustrations  are  also  very  valuable. 

Papworth,  Wyatt. 

Article  Urn. dim;.     Encyclopaedia  Britannica, 
9th  ed. 
Valuable  in  its  account  of  the  knowledge  necessary 

to  the  architect  and  of  the  processes  of  planning  and 
erecting  a  building.  The  general  principles  of  con- 
struction, except  in  modern  iron  and  steel  building,  arc- 
well  explained. 

Reber.  Franz  Von. 

KUNSTGESCHICHTE     DES     M  IT  TE  L  ALTE  R  S. 

Transl.    by  J.   T.   Clarke   as   History 
Mediaeval  Art.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  1SS7,  $5. 

Of  mediaeval  fine  art  Architecture  i-;  very  much  the 
most  important  form,  and  it  includes  most  of  the 
other  arts  as  practiced  during  the  Middle  Ages. 

This  translation  is  unusual  in  being  the  work  of  a 
very  competent  writer.  A  small  glossary  of  technical 
terms  is  added.  709. 

Rosengarten,  A. 

Die  Architektonischen  Stylarten.  TransL 
as  Handbook  of  Architectural  Styles. 
N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $2.50.  720. 

Ruskin,  John. 

Stones  of  Venice.  Chapter  on  the  Nature 
of  Gothic.  N.  Y.,  Merrill  &  Baker,  3  vols., 
$4.50,  and  other  editions. 

Contains  an  excellent  criticism  of  one  side  of  Gothic 
Architecture;  one  of  its  strongest  claims  on  our  atten- 
tion, viz.:  its  sculpture,  at  once  decorative  and  ex- 
pressive in  character,  and  unlike  any  other  sculpture 
in  the  world.  The  structural  peculiarities  of  Gothic 
are   not  treated    except    casually,   and    the    resulting 

?eculiaritiesof  general  design  are  not  well  explained. 
ts  title  should  be  rather,  Gothic  Sculpture  in  its  Rela- 
tions to  Building.  620. 

Smith,  T.  R. ,  and  Poynter,  E.  J. 

Architecture,    Gothic  and  Renaissance. 

(Art   handbooks  series.)     N.  Y.,  Scribner, 

$2. 

Not  inaccurate,  nor  hard  to  understand,  but  vague, 
discursive  ;  fails  to  give  clear  and  connected  ideas.  It 
fails  also  to  insist  on  the  most  important  points.  The 
smaller  part,  devoted  ti  1  the  Renaissance,  is  more  nearly 
accurate  than  that  given  to  the  Gothic  There  is  a 
short  glossary  of  technical  terms.  723. 

Smith,  T.  R.,  and  Slater,  John. 

Architecture,  Classicai  and  Early  Chris- 

iian.     (Art     handbooks    series.)     N.     Y., 
Scribner,  $2. 

Contains    an    account    of    ancient     architecture  in 
pt,    Western  Asia— Assyria,  Eastern  Asia,  Greece. 
the  Greek    colonies    and    the    Roman   Empire;   also 
of  Byzantine,     Romanesque,   and    Mohammedan    ar- 
chitecture general   idea  can    be    obtained 

m  it.  but  there  is  in  it  no  sign  of  intimate  acquaint- 
ance   with    the    remains    described     or   with  Un- 
founded conclusions  of   modern  archaeologists.     Thus 
the  Roman  buildings  are  Si  of  brick,  which  is 

the    superficial    and    poDular   view  ;  the   wall    tx 
really  of  small  stones  laid  in  mortar  and  only  1 
with  tine    hard    bricks.     So    the   question    ol    firecian 

Doric  temples   Is    treated    as    it"    they    were    all    like    the 

Parthenon  in  general  scheme  and  in  material.  There- 
is  a  brief  glossary  of  technical  terms.  Some  of  the  il- 
lustrations arc  very  good.  722. 


9° 


Fine  Art. 


Sturgis,  Russell. 
Article  Grecian  Architecture.     Johnson's 
Universal  Cyclopaedia,  ed.  1893-5. 

Article  HOUSE.  Johnson's  Universal  Cyclo- 
paedia, ed.  1893-5. 

Viollet-le-Duc,  E.  E. 

Eniki.iii.ns  sur  L' Architecture.  Transl. 
by  B.  Bucknall  as  Discourses  on  Archi- 
tecture. Lond.,  Sampson  Low,  2  vols., 
63s. 

There  is  nowhere  a  more  masterly  treatise  on  archi- 
tectural art.  Its  inmost  secrets  are  known  to  this  able 
writer,  who  sees  what  is  strong  and  what  is  weak  in 
every  style,  and  makes  it  clear  to  his  readers  He  is 
also  a  master  of  explanatory  and  descriptive  drawing. 
No  such  illustrations  of  architectural  subjects  as  those 
in  his  books  are  known.  An  edition  of  this  work,  pub- 
lished by  Ticknor,  Boston,  1881,  $15,  is  now  out  of 
print.  720. 


PART   IV. 


MINOR   DECORATIVE    ARTS  :   COSTUME,     EMBROID- 
ERY,   GLASS,     INLAY    AND    MOSAIC,    LEATHER 
WORK,     METAL     WORK,     POTTERY      AND 
PORCELAIN,    TEXTILE   FABRICS. 

These  arts,  called  also  the  subsidiary  arts  and 
by  other  similar  names,  differ  from  architecture 
only  in  the  comparatively  small  size  and  'cost 
and  comparatively  small  importance  to  man- 
kind of  the  objects  which  belong  to  them.  It 
must  be  noted  that  the  essence  of  decorative 
art  is  that  it  adorns  some  object  which  is  neces- 
sary and  useful  in  a  practical  way.  Thus  a  lit- 
tle independent  figure  in  bronze  is  sculpture; 
but  the  pommel  of  a  sword  worked  into  a  simi- 
lar figure  is  decoration  as  well  as  sculpture, 
and  the  whole  sword-hilt  so  adorned  is  a  single 
work  of  decorative  art.  Buildings  do  not  differ 
from  weapons  or  furniture  in  this  respect. 

During  the  past  forty  years  the  literature  of 
these  arts  has  grown  to  enormous  proportions. 
Few  of  the  good  books  are  in  English  and  still 
fewer  are  inexpensive.  The  selection  here 
given  is  of  books  which  are  essentially  artistic. 
Thus  in  costume,  Fairholt's  "Costume  in  Eng- 
land" [(Bohn)  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  2  vols.,  $3], 
and  Planchu's  "  History  of  British  Costume" 
in  2  quarto  vols.,  and  also  [(Bohn)  N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan, $1.50],  are  valuable  historically,  but  are 
not  studies  of  decorative  art. 


Balfour,   Henry. 

Evolution    of  Decorative  Art. 
Macmillan,   1S93,  $1.25. 


N.    Y., 


An  interesting  and  suggestive  account  of  very 
primitive  forms  of  ornament,  both  pro-historic  and 
among  savages  of  our  own  time.  Careful  reading  of 
this  book  throws  a  good  deal  of  light  on  many  prob- 
lems of  fine  art.  740. 


Benson,   W.   A.   S. 

Elements  of  Handicraft  and  Design. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  Si. 60. 

Intended  for  school  workshops,  but  its  directions  for 
simple  carpenter  work  and  the  making  of  b  ok-shelves 
and  tables  are  excellent,  and  are  illustrated  with  94 
drawings.  The  soundest  principles  of  design  are  ex- 
plained in  simple  language  and  well  enforced.  This 
part  of  the  book  is  important,  because  there  is  a  strong 
tendency  in  our  times  towards  mere  taking  of  designs 
from  old  works.  This  shows  how  designs  are  made, 
originally.  The  final  chapter  gives  good  general  ideas 
as  to  coloring,  and  a  long  bibliography  is  added. 

740. 
Evans,  Maria  Millington  (Lady  Evans). 

Chapters  on  Greek  Dress.  N.  Y.,  Macmil- 
lan, 1893,  $2. 

Of  general  value  as  containing  an  analysis  of  the 
most  simple  and  beautiful  costume  known  to  us.  that 
of  the  ancient  Greeks;  and  also  as  being  a  key  to  that 
important  part  of  sculpture  and  painting  which  we  call 
drapery,  which,  with  European  artists,  is  founded  on 
Greek  examples.  391. 

Industrial       Arts,       The  :       Historical 
Sketches:  (One  of  the  Art  Handbooks  of 
South  Kensington  Museum).    Lond.,  Chap- 
man &  Hall,  3s. 
A  good  general  account  of  the  ornamental  arts  as 

represented  in  museums.  609. 

Lefebvre,  Ernest. 

Broderies  et  Dentelles.  (B.E.B.A.) 
Transl.  by  A.  S.  Cole  as  Embroidery  and 
Lace.      Phila.,  Lippincott,  188S,  S3. 50. 

746. 
Middleton,  J.  Henry. 

Article  Textile  Fabrics.  Encyclopaedia  Brit- 
annica,  9th  ed. 
Gives  much  attention  to  artistic  design  in  stuffs. 


Encyclopaedia    Britannica, 


Article    Plate. 
9th  ed. 

Article  Mosaic.  Encyclopaedia  Britannica, 
9th  ed. 

Morris,  William,  Editor. 

Arts  and  Crafts  Essays:  By  Members  of 
the  Arts  and  Crafts  Exhibition  Society. 
N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1S93,  $2.50. 

Some  excellent  papers,  such  as  "  Furniture  and  the 
Room,"  by  Edward  S.  Prior,  and  "The  Room  and 
Furniture,"  by  Halsey  Ricardo.  Mr  Morris's  preface 
is  also  important.  "  Modern  Embroidery,"  by  Mary 
E.  Turner,  is  one  of  the  papers  which  have  peculiar 
value.  Contains  also  "Decorative  Printing  and  De- 
signing," by  Walter  Crane:  "Bookbinding,"  by 
Cobden  Sanderson,  and  "  Dyeinar,"  bv  William  Morris. 

602. 
Muntz,  Eugene. 

La  TAP1SSERIE.  (B.E.B.A.)  Transl.  by 
Miss  L.  J.  Davis  as  Short  History  of 
Tapestry.     N.  Y.,  Cassell,  $2.  746. 

Rudler,  F.  W. 

Article  Enamel.     Encyclopaedia  Britannica, 
9th  ed. 
A  very  full  paper,  and  valuable. 

Sturgis,  Russell. 

Articles,  Johnson's  Universal  Cyclopaedia, 
Edition  1893-5: 

"Costume,"  "Decorative  Art,"  "Embroidery," 
"  Enamel,"  "  Furniture."  "  Glass  in  Artistic  Design," 
"  Lacquer,"  Metal  Work,"  "Porcelain,"  "Pottery,"' 
"Tapestry,"  Textile  Fabrics,"  and  many  shorter 
articles. 


MUSIC. 


A   SELECTION    FROM    ITS    LITERATURE,  WITH  NOTES  BY 


JVt'-o  York,  June,  1S95. 


HENRY  E.   KREHBIEL, 

Musical  Editor  New   York  "  Tribune." 


Ambros,  A.  W. 

The  Boundaries  of  Music  and  Poetry  :  a 
Study  in  Musical  ^Esthetics.  Transl. 
from  the  German  by  J.  H.  Cornell.  N.  V., 
Schirmer,  1S7  p.,  $2. 

Entertaining  us  well  as  suggestive.  An  answer  to 
Hanslick's  "The  Beautiful  in  Music,"  which  see. 
Free  from  the  ordinary  obscurities  of  metaphysical 
writing,  and  full  of  illustrations  drawn  from  the 
other  arts.  It  combats  the  notion  that  feelings  are 
neither  the  aim  nor  the  content  of  music,  but  points 
out  the  limitations  of  musical  expression  ami  warns 
against  the  extravagances  of  descriptive,  or  pro- 
gramme, music.  780. 

Geschichte  der  Musik.  Mit  z aiilkeichen 
noteniskispielkn  ini)  musikbeilagen. 
Dritte  Autiage.  Leipsic,  F.  E.  C.  Leuckart, 
1S92,  3  vols.,  5S4,  596,  640  p.,  $11. 

In  every  respect  the  most  thorough  and  scholarly 
history  of  music  yet  written.  Unfortunately  the 
author  died  while  giving  the  finishing  touches  to  the 
fourth  volume,  which  brings  the  story  of  musical  de- 
velopment down  to  the  culmination  of  the  a  capella 
style  in  Palestrina.  The  revision  of  the  manuscript 
of  the  last  volume  was  accomplished  by  G.  Notte- 
bohm.  In  the  third  edition  the  first  volume,  devoted 
to  the  music  of  ancient  Greece  and  the  Orient,  has 
been  entirely  rewritten  by  B.  von  Sokolowsky  to 
make  it  conform  with  the  more  recent  discoveries  and 
theories  of  Rudolph  Westphal  and  F.  A.  Gevaert  in 
this  department.  The  second  volume  was  revised  by 
Heinnch  Reimann,  the  third  by  Otto  Kade.  A  neces- 
sary companion  to  the  first  edition  is  the  index  (  Natnen 
unii  Sachregister),  prepared  by  Wilhelm  Baumker, 
and  published  as  a  separate  volume  by  Leuckart  in 
1882.  In  the  third  edition  each  volume  has  its  own 
index  780.9. 

Apthorp,  William  F. 

Hector  Berlioz  :  Selections  from  His  Let- 
ters and  -Esthetic,  Humorous,  and  Satiri- 
cal Writings.  Transl.,  with  biographical 
sketch  of  the  author.     N.  Y.,  Holt,  427  p., 

*2. 

A  readable  translation  of  well-chosen  extracts  from 
Berlioz's  French  writings,  "  First  Journey  to  Ger- 
many.'' "Musical  Grotesques."  and  "A  Travers 
Chants."  In  an  appendix  are  M.  Guillaume's  dis- 
course at  the  funeral  of  Berlioz  and  a  catalogue  of 
Berlioz's  compositions.  780. 

Musicians  and  Mi  51c  Lovers,  and  Other 
Essays.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  346  p.,  fi.50. 

Criticism  with  an  agreeable  literary  flavor,  the  re- 
flections and  conclusions  of  a  studious  man  and  an  ex- 
perienced judge.  Two  of  the  essays  discuss  the  rela- 
tionship between  the  art,  the  musician,  tin-  critic,  and 
the  public.  The  remainder  are  mostly  critical  biog- 
raphy, the  si  mg  Bach,  Meyerbeer,  Offenba.  h, 
Fran/,  Dresel,  .mil  Dwight.  748.0. 

Banister,  Henry  C. 

Music.     N'.  Y.,  Holt,  325  p.,  So  c. 

A  handbook,  most  admirably  arranged,  with  defini- 
tions at  once  terse  and  luminous  It  ought  to  be  at  the 
elbow  of  every  reader  of  musical  criticism  or  analysis 

780.4. 
Benedict,  S/r  Julius. 

WEBER.     (Great  Musicians  series  of  biogra- 


phies, edited  by  Francis  Hueffer.)     Lond., 
Sampson  Low,  176  p.,  $1. 

A  well-writtenand  authoritative  book  which  derives 
special  interest  from  the  fact  that  the  author  was  a 
pupil  of  Weber.  A  valuable  feature  is  the  descriptive 
catalogue  of  Weber's  compositions.  780. 

Ehlert,  Louis. 

From  the  Tone  World  :  a  Series  of  Es- 
says. Transl.  from  the  German  bv  Helen 
D.  Tretbar.  2d  edition.  N.  Y.,  C.  F.  Tret- 
bar,  397  p.,  Si. 50. 

Criticism  by  one  of  the  most  delightful  writers  on 
music  that  Germany  has  produced  — a  musician  of 
keen  discernment,  of  warm  love  for  his  art,  and  withal 
a  master  of  a  poetical  and  sympathetic  literary  style. 
The  second,  undated,  edition  was  published  in  1893, 
and  contains  essays  on  Brahms,  Wagner's  "  Parsifal," 
and  Liszt  as  a  litterateur,  which  are  not  in  the  tirst 
edition.  Of  special  value  are  the  essays  on  "Tristan 
und  Isolde,"  the  Bayreuth  festival,  "  Parsifal," 
"Schumann  and  His  School,"  "Chopin,"  and 
"Brahms."  780.4. 

Fillmore,  John  Comfort. 

Pianoforte  Music,  its  history,  with  bio- 
graphical sketches  and  critical  estimates  of 
its  greatest  masters.  Phila.,  Theodore 
Presser,  245  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Unnecessarily  extended  in  its  biographical  depart- 
ment, but  valuable,  especially  to  the  younger  piano- 
forte students,  in  its  exposition  of  the  growth  of  the 
mechanics  of  pianoforte  playing.  786. 

Finck,  Henry  T. 

Wagner  and  His  Works  :  the  Story  of  His 
Life,  with  Critical  Comments.  With  por- 
traits.    N.  Y.,  Scribner,  2  vols.,  460,  530 p., 

S4- 

The  biographical  portion  remarkably  complete, 
clearly,  and  forcibly  written,  with  agreeable  variety 
and  picturesqueness.  Facts  carefully  sifted  and  well 
ordered.  The  polemical  and  critical  portions  marred 
by  uncompromising  radicalism  of  statement  and  fre- 
quent instances  of  imperfect  literary  taste.       782.2. 

Grove,  Sir  George. 
Dictionary  of  Musk-  and  Musicians  (a.d. 
1450-1SS9),  by  eminent  writers,  English 
and  foreign.  Illustrated.  Appendix  edited 
by  J.  A.  Fuller  Maitland.  N.  Y.,  Mac  mil- 
Ian,  5  vols.,  S'25. 

The  only  really  comprehensive  encyclopaedia  of 
music  in  English.  Frequently  faulty  in  statement 
(the  appendix  is  chiefly  occupied  with  corrections) 
and  not  always  well  balanced  in  its  estimate  of  the 
musical  activities  of  the  different  peoples  o(  the 
world  ;   yet  an  indispensable  book  of  reference  to  the 

serious  student  780  3. 

Hadow,  W.  H. 

Si  1  dii  s  in  MODERN  Mr^ic.     With  portraits. 
N.  V.,  Macmillau,  2  vols.,  335,  312  p. ,§4. 50. 

Chiefly  taken  up  with  critical  biography,  written 
with   discernment,    independence,  and    forcefulm 

and  in  an   agreeable   style.      The   tirsl    series  treal 

Berl  si   fumann,    ami     Wagner;    the   second    of 

Chopin,  IiV'rak.  and  Brahms.     The  opening 
the  (irst  series  is  devoted  to  Music  and    Musical  Criti- 
cism,  "i     the   second   to  a  study  of   the  Outline- 
Musical  Form.     These  essays  are  ingenious  effort! 


02 


Mi/sic. 


discover  a  basis  for  judgment  on  musical  art-works, 
and  are  valuable  for  their  suggestiveness.  780.4. 

Hanslick,  Eduard. 

The  Beautiful  in  Music:  a  Contribution  to 
the  Revisal  of  Musical  Esthetics.  Transl. 
from  the  7th  edition  by  Gustav  Cohen. 
N.  Y.,  Novello,  Ewer  &  Co.,  174  p.,  S2.50. 

One  of  the  most  gracefully  written  as  well  as  keen- 
est discussions  of  the  nature  and  essence  of  music  ex- 
tant. Dr.  Hanslick  contends  that  music  possesses  no 
means  for  representing  definite  feelings.  The  beauti- 
ful in  music,  therefore,  does  not  depend  on  emotional 
expression.  The  content  of  music  is  the  musical  idea, 
which  is  not  only  an  object  of  intrinsic  beauty  but  also 
an  end  in  itself,  not  a  means  for  reorcsenting  feelings 
or  thoughts.  In  reply  see  Ambros's  "  The  Boundaries 
of  Music  and  Poetry  "  in  this  list.  780.1. 

Henderson,  W.  J. 

Preludes  and  Studies:  Musical  Themes  of 
the  Day.    X.  V.,  Longmans,  245  p.,  $1.25. 

A  book  of  criticisms,  suggestive,  instructive,  and  filled 
with  the  charm  of  good  literature.  About  half  the  vol- 
ume is  devoted  to  Wagner  and  his  latter-day  works  ; 
the  rest  to  a  study  of  the  evolution  of  pianoforte  music 
and  a  sympathetic  essay  on  Schumann  and  the  pro- 
gramme symphony.  780.4. 

Hunt,  H.  G.  Bonavia. 

Concise  History  of  Music  from  the  Com- 
mencement  of  the  Christian  Era  to  the 
Present  Time.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1S4P., 
qo  c. 

Designed  for  the  use  of  schools,  and  to  that  end 
provided  with  a  list  of  examination  questions.  Section 
I.  chiefly  a  chronological  and  biographical  record;  Sec- 
tion II.  a  series  of  tables  of  musicians  and  musical  events; 
Section  III.  a  summary  in  which  the  growth  of  the  art 
is  traced.  An  excellent  book  for  systematic  study,  but 
also  helpful  for  quick  reference.  780.9. 

Jahn,  Otto. 

Life  of  Mozart.  Transl.  from  the  German 
by  Pauline  D.  Townsend,  with  a  preface 
by  George  Grove,  D.C.L.  With  portraits 
and  fac-simile  reproductions  of  autographs. 
N.  Y.,  Novello,  Ewer  &  Co.,  3  vols.,  431, 
47S,  443  p.,  Sio. 

In  its  way  the  last  word  on  Mozart.  The  biograph- 
ical part  is  exhaustive  and  all  the  chief  works  of 
Mozart  are  interestingly  analyzed.  A  monumental 
work.  780. 

Jullien,  Adolphe. 

Richard  Wagner,  His  Life  and  Works. 
Transl.  from  the  French  by  Florence  Per- 
cival  Hall.  Introduction  by  R.  J.  Lang. 
Illustrated  with  14  phototypes  from  origi- 
nals drawings  by  Fantin-Latour,  15  por- 
traits of  Richard  Wagner,  and  113  text 
cuts  ;  scenes  from  his  operas  ;  views  of 
theatres,  autographs,  and  numerous  cari- 
catures. Bost.,  J.  B.  Millet  Co.,  2  vols., 
Sio. 

A  critical  biography,  written  in  a  sprightly  and  en- 
tertaining vein  by  a  distinguished  French  writer,  who 
is  an  enthusiastic  admirer  of  Wagner's  music  and  a 
calm  and  discriminating  judge  of  his  personal  char- 
acter There  are  evidences  in  the  translation  of  un- 
familiarity  with  French  musical  terminology  and 
Wagner's  works.  782.2. 

Lampadius,  W.  A. 

Li ii    "i    Felix    Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. 

Transl.  bv  W.  A.  Gage.     Bost.,  O.  Ditson 
&  Co.,  $1.25. 

A  standard  work,  written  in  a  spirit  of  affectionate 
sympathy.  780. 


Langhans,  W. 

History  of  Music  in  Twelve  Lectures. 
Transl.  from  the  German  by  ].  H.  Cornell. 
New  and  enlarged  edition.  X.  Y.,  Schir- 
mer,  $1.50. 

A  good  translation  of  the  lectures  delivered  bv  Dr. 
Langhans  in  the  Aeue  Akademie  der  Tonkunst,  at  Ber- 
lin. The  author  belongs  to  the  new  romantic  school,  and 
devotes  his  last  lecture  to  Wagner:  it  is  biographical 
and  expository  rather  than  critical.  The  preceding 
chapters  are  not  overburdened  wtth  biographical  de- 
tail, and  trace  the  development  of  music  through  its 
principal  phases  in  an  interesting  and  instructive  'man- 
ner. 7809. 

Macfarren,  G.  A. 

Musical  History  Briefly  Narrated  and 
Technically  Discussed,  with  a  roll  of  the 
names  of  musicians  and  the  times  and 
places  of  their  births  and  deaths.  Lond., 
A.  cv  C.  Black,  220  p.,  6s. 

A  reprint,  with  amplifications  of  the  article  "Music," 
in  the  9th  edition  of  the  Encyclopaedia  Britannica.  A 
model  of  encyclopaedic  writing  in  clearness,  terseness, 
and  comprehensiveness.  Touching  the  questions  of 
modern  musical  polemics  the  author's  attitude  is  ex- 
tremely conservative  His  Roll  of  Names  is  defective 
from  an  American  point  of  view.  780.9. 

Marx,  Adolph  Bernhard. 

Ludwig  van  Beethoven,  Leben  und  Sciiaf- 
FEN.  In  zwei  Theilen  mit  Chronologischem 
Verzeichniss  der  Werke  und  Autograph- 
ischen  Beilagen.  Dritte  Auflage,  mit  Be- 
riicksichtigung  der  neuesten  Forschungen 
durchgesehen  und  vermehrt  von  Dr.  Gus- 
tav Behncke.  Berlin,  Otto  Janke,  14 
marks  (N.  Y.,  B.  Westermann,  $4.65). 
2  vols.,  365,  456  p.,  paper. 

A  critical  biography  written  with  ardent  sympathy 
and  in  a  sanely  poetical  stvle.  with  analyses  of  the 
larger  compositions  of  Beethoven  which  give  it  a  place 
not  filled  by  any  English  biography.  780. 

Niecks,  Frederick. 

Frederick  Chopin  as  a  Man  and  Musician. 
N.  Y.,  Novello,  Ewer  &  Co.,  2  vols.,  340, 
375  P-.  $10. 

A  standard  work,  the  ablest  yet  written  on  the  sub- 
ject, though  unduly  extended  by  dissertations  on  unes- 
sential topics.  Contains  appreciative  and  intelligent 
analyses  and  criticisms,  and  a  well-compiled  and  an- 
notated list  of  Chopin's  published  compositions.    780. 


Nohl,  Louis. 

Lives  of  Beethoven, 
zakt,  and  Wagner. 
P.    Upton  and  John 


traits.     Chic. 
75  c.  each. 


Haydn,    Liszt,    Mo- 
Transl.    by    George 
J.   Lalor.     With  por- 


A.  C.  McClurg&Co. 


5  vols., 
927.8. 


Parry,  C.  Hubert  H. 

The  Art  ok  Music.    N.  Y.,  Appleton,374  p., 

$4- 

A  series  of  thoroughly  admirable  essays  on  the  art  of 
music  and  its  historii  al  growth,  tree  from  biographical 
detail,  scientific  in  spirit  and  sound.  780. 

Reissmann,  August. 

Like  and  Works  of  Robert  Schumann. 
Transl.  from  3d  edition  of  the  German 
by  Abbv  Langdon  Alger.  Lond.,  George 
Bell  &  Co.,  276  p.,  3s.  6d. 

A  critical  biography,  with  intelligent  discussions  of 
Schumann's  principal  compositions.  780. 


Music. 


93 


Rockstro,  W.  S. 

General  History  of  Music  from  the  In- 
fancy of    niK    Greek    Drama    ro     rm 

PrbSBNI     PERIOD.      New     edition.      Lond., 

Sampson  Low,  14s. 

Correct  and  comprehensive,  tun  not  always  well 
balanced.  It  includes  Wagnei 's  work,  but  the  chapter 
iic vote. I  to  the  poet-composei  smacks  ol  polemics  rather 
than  history.  780.0. 

Life  oi  George  Frederick  Handel.  With 
introductory  notice  by  George  Grove, 
D.C.L.     N.  V..  Macmillan,  452  p.,  $2.50. 

Trustworthy  and  serviceable.  Contains  a  valuable 
catalogue  of  Handel's  worksand  .1  genealogical  tree. 

780. 
Spitta,  Philipp. 

Joh  \NN  S|  B  IS  1  ia\  Bach  :  His  Work  and  In- 
fluence on  the  Music  of  Germany,  16S5- 
175a  Transl.  from  the  German  by  Clara 
Bell  and  J.  A.  Fuller  Maitland.  N.  Y., 
Novello,  Ewer  &  Co.,  3  vols.,  656,  721,  and 
419  p.,  £12. 

A  monumenta  example  of  German  thoroughness 
and  devotion.  780. 

Stainer,  Sir  John,  and  Barrett,  W.  A. 

Dictionary  of  Musical  Terms.  N.  Y., 
Novello,  Ewer  &  Co.,  456  p.,  $3. 

A  standard  authority  and  the  best  work  of  its  kind 
in  English.  780.3. 

Thayer.  Alexander  Wheelock. 

LUDWIG  van  Beethoven's  Lehen.  Nach 
dem  Original  Manuscript,  deutsch  bear- 
beitet.      Berlin,     W.     Weber,     21     marks 


(N.Y.,   B.   Westermann,  S'7).     3  vols.    384, 
\i<>,  519  ]».,  paper. 

The  court  nt  hist  resort  for  all  questions  touching 
the  man  Beethoven;  there  is  no  discussion,  be\ 
the  historical,  "f  his  compositions.  Written  in  Eng- 
lish by  an  Amerii  an,  and  translated  by  Dr.  H.  Deiters. 
The  three  volumes  published  respectively  in  1866, 
187a,  and  1870  bring  the  life  oi  Beethoven  down  to  the 
end  ol  ■  816.  \  fourth  volume  isyet  to  come.  The  work 
represents  thirty-five  years  of  labor  and  its  authority- 
is  indefectible.  '  780. 

Upton,  George  P. 

The  STANDARD  Cantatas:  their  stories, 
music,  and  composers. 

The  Standard  Operas  :  their  plots,  music, 
and  composers. 

The  Standard  Oratorios:  their  stories, 
music,  and  composers. 

The  Standard  SYMPHONIES:  their  stories, 
music,  and  composers.  Chic,  A.  C.  Mc- 
Clurg  &  Co.,  4  vols.,  $1.50  each.        780.4. 

Weitzmann,  C  F. 

History  of  Pianoforte  Playing  and  Piano- 
forte LITERATURE.  With  Musical  Appen- 
dices and  a  Supplement  containing  the 
History  of  the  Pianoforte  according  to  the 
latest  researches.  Illustrated.  With  a 
biographical  sketch  of  the  author  and 
notes  by  Otto  Lessmann.  Transl.  by  Dr. 
Th.  Baker.     N.  Y.,  Schirmer,  379  p.,  $2.50. 

An  accepted  authority.  Contains  specimens  of  com- 
positions for  keyed  instruments  from  the  16th,  17th,  and 
18th  centuries,  and  an  exposition  of  the  old  ornaments 
and  graces.  786. 


EDUCATION. 

THE     KINDERGARTEN. 

A    SELECTION    FROM    ITS    LITERATURE, 

ANNOTATED    BV 

ANGELINE  BROOKS, 

frofessor  of  Kindergarten  Methods  and  Director  of  the  Kindergarten,  Teachers'  College,  New  York. 
New  York,  June,  1S95. 


Barnard,  Henry,  Editor. 

Kindergarten  and  Child  Culture  Papers. 
Bost.,  Journal  of  Education,  $2.50. 

A  valuable  collection  of  papers  containing  more  on 
Kindergarten  subjects  than  any  other  one  book  pub- 
lished. 372.2. 

Blow,  Susan  E. 

Symbolic    Education.     (International   Edu- 
cation series.)     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $1.50. 

A  commentary  on  the  Mother  Play  and  Nursery 
Songs  of  Froebel.  372.2. 

Brooks,  Angeline. 
Kindergarten  Papers.     Springfield,  Mass., 
Milton  Bradley  Co.,  25  c. 
Practical  papers  on  vital  questions.  372.2. 

Buckland,  Anna. 

Use    of    Stories    in    the    Kindergarten. 
N.  Y.,  E.  Steiger  &  Co.,  25  c. 
Full  of  valuable  suggestions.  372.2. 


Ditson  &  Co. 


Emerson  and  Brown,  Misses. 
Stories  in  Song.     Bost.,  O. 

75  c. 

Contains  not  only  songs  for  the  Kindergarten,  but  a 
supplement  for  primary  schools.  372. 

Froebel,  Friedrich. 

The  Education  of  Man.  Transl.  by  W.  N. 
Hailman.  (International  Education  series.) 
N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1887,  $1.50. 

A  standard  work,  published  in  1824,  containing  a 
full  exposition  of  Froebel's  philosophy  Dr.  W.  T. 
Harris  says:  "  This  book  deserves  a  thorough  annual 
study  by  every  teacher's  reading  club  in  the  land. " 

370. 

The    Mother    Play   and   Nursery   Songs. 

Transl.  by  Miss  Jarvis.     Bost.,  Lee  &  Shep- 

ard,  $2. 

Froebel  said  that  whoever  understood  this  book 
understood  his  philosophy.  Two  thoughts  furnish  the 
key  to  it:  the  importance  of  infancy  as  the  germ  stage 
oi  life,  and  the  symbolism  of  all  material  things. 

372.2. 
Harrison,  Elizabeth. 

Child  Nature.  Chicago,  Kindergarten  Col- 
lege, $1. 

A  helpful  and  instructive  book.  It  lias  been  read 
with  great  benefit  by  thousands  oi  mothers.  372. 


Hubbard,  Clara  Benson. 

Merry  Songs  and  Games.     St.  Louis,  Mo., 
Balmer,  Weber  Music  Co.,  $2. 

A  book  of  practical  songs,   much  used   in  kinder- 
gartens. 372.2. 


Bost.,  J.  L.  Hammett. 


Kindergarten   Stories. 

60  c. 

Carefully  selected  :  the  result  of  practical  work  with 
children.  372.2. 

Marenholtz-Bulow,   Baroness  Bertha  Von. 

Child  and  Child-Nature.  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
C.  W.  Bardeen,  $1.50. 

A  very  satisfactory  presentation  of  Froebel's  phi- 
losophy is  given  in  this  work.  372. 

Reminiscences  of  Friedrich  Froebel. 
Bost.,  Lee  &  Shepard,  $1.50. 

A  graphic  account  of  the  last  years  of  Froebel's 
life;  written  by  the  gifted  woman  through  whom  he 
first  obtained  recognition  by  the  leading  educators  of 
Germany.  370. 

Meyer,  Bertha. 

From  the  Cradle  to  the  School.  N.  Y., 
E.  Steiger  &  Co.,  Si. 

A  wise  unfolding  of  the  principles  that  should 
govern  child-life.  372. 

Page,  Annie  L. ;  Brooks,  Angeline  ;  Putnam, 
Mrs.  H.  H.  ;  and  Peabody,  Mrs.  Mary  H. 

The  KlNDERGAR  ten  and  the  School.  Spring- 
field, Mass.,  Milton  Bradley  Co.,  75  c. 

Originally  written  for  teachers'  reading  circles  and 
containing  much  in  condensed  form.  By  four  active 
workers.  372  2. 

Peabody,  Elizabeth  P. 

Lectures  to  Kindergar tners.  Bost.,D.  C. 
Heath  &  Co.,  $1. 

One  of  the  most  valuable  books  for  mothers  and 
kindergartners  ever  written.  372.2. 

Poulsson,  Emilie. 

Finger  Plays  for  Nursery  and  Kinder- 
garten. Springfield,  Mass.,  Milton  Brad- 
ley Co.,  $1.25. 

Truly  a  work  of  genius.  All  the  plays  are  in  har- 
mony with  Froebel's  philosophy.  372.2. 


Education. 


95 


Is  the  Child's  World.  Springfield,  Mass., 
Milton  Bradley  Co.,  $2. 

A  choice  collection  >>t  short  stories,  entirely  suited  to 
little  children,  with  suggestions  for  additional  reading 

mi  the  subjects  presented.  372. 

Shirreff,  Emily. 

h.'mk.  Education  in  Relation  to  the 
Kindergarten.  Lond.,  Chapman  S:  Hall, 
is.  6d. 

Pronounced  valuable  by  leading  Irindergartners. 

372.2. 

Short  Sketch  ok  the  Like  ok  Froebel. 
Lond.,  Chapman  &  Hall,  2s. 

Should  be  read  by  every  one  who  wishes  to  be  in- 
formed about  the  founder  of  the  New  Education. 

370. 

Walker.  Gertrude,  and  Jenks,  Harriet  S. 

Songs  and  Games  kor  Little  Ones.  Bost., 
O.  Ditson  &  Co.,  $2. 

A  valuable  collection,  much  used  in  kindergartens. 

372. 
Wiltse,  Sara  E. 

Stories  kor    Kindergarten   and  Primary 

School.     Bost.,  Ginn  &  Co.,  40  c. ;  boards, 

30  c. 

Miss  Wiltse  has  devoted  much  time  to  the  subject 
of  story-telling  :  this  book  is  the  result  of  her  best 
thought.  372. 

NOTES. 

See  Psychology  for  W.  Preyer*s  "  Mental  Develop- 
ment in  the  Child,"  and  F.  Tracy's  "  Psychology  of 
Childhood." 

E.  Steiger  &  Co.,  New  York,  and  Milton  Bradley- 
Co,  Springfield,  Mass.,  manufacture  in  great  variety 
material  for  kindergartners. 


KITCHEN  AND  COOKING-GARDEN. 

Huntington,  Emily. 

Children's  Kitchen-Garden  Work  ;  adapt- 
ed from  the  original,  with  additional 
songs.  N.  Y.,  J.  W.  Schermerhorn  cv  Co., 
Io93»  74  P-.  D.  boards,  30  c. 
Contents:  Uses  of  wood  and  paper:  table-setting 
and  dish-washing:  bed-making  and  sweeping:  clothes- 
washing:  dinner-setting:  Bongs, 

A  primer  setting  forth  a  brief  outline  of  the  lessons 
in  the  next  book. 

Kitchen  Garden:  Oisject  Lessons  in  House- 
hold Work:  including  songs,  plays,  exer- 
cises and  games,  with  illustrations  and 
music.  N.  Y.,  J.  W.  Schermerhorn  &  Co., 
1893.  133  P-.  Q-  13- 

Author  originated  the  kitchen  garden  which  applies 
kindergarten  methods  to  teaching  little  girls  to 
sweep,  dust,  answer  the  door,  lay  the  table,  and  other 
simple  household  duties.  Miss  Huntington's  classes 
have  been  successfully  conducted  for  years  at  the 
Wilson  Mission,  Avenue  A  and  St.  Mark's  Place,  New 
York. 

The  Cooking  Garden  :  a  systematized 
course  of  cooking  for  pupils  of  all  ages,  in- 
cluding plan  of  work,  bills  of  fare,  songs, 
and  information.  N.  Y.,  J.  W.  Schermer- 
horn &  Co.,  1885,  198  p.,  Q.  $3. 

A  manual  which  carries  kitchen  gardening  one 
step  farther  than  the  preceding  book,  to  cooking.  The 
lessons  are  so  contrived  as  heartily  to  interest  young 
pupils.  They  have  been  tested  far  and  wide,  and 
warmly  approved. 

NOTE. 

J.  W.  Schermerhorn  &  Co.,  N.  Y. ,  manufacture  a 
variety  of  material  for  use  in  kitchen  and  cooking 
gardens. 


EDUCATION  AS  A  SCIENCE  AND  AN  ART. 

DRAWING:   PENMANSHIP:   SHORTHAND:    GRAMMAR:    COMPOSITION:    RHETORIC: 

ELOCUTION:    LANGUAGE:  MATHEMATICS:  BOOK-KEEPING:  ASTRONOMY: 

PHYSICS  (INCLUDING  ELECTRICITY). 

A    SELECTION    FROM    THEIR    LITERATURE, 

ANNOTATED    BY 

EDWARD    R.    SHAW, 
Professor  of  Pedagogy,  New  York  University. 

New  York,  July,  1895. 


EDUCATION   AS  A  SCIENCE  AND  AN 
ART. 

The  reader  interested  in  the  correlation  of 
studies  should  read  :  The  Report  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Fifteen  in  Educational  Re-dew,  March, 
1895  ;  N.  Y.,  HoltcS:  Co.,  35  c.  The  First  Year- 
Book  of  the  Herbart  Society  ;  Normal,  111., 
1S95,  50  c:  Dr.  De  Garmo's  article  on  the  cor- 
relation, concentration  and  co-ordination  of 
studies  in  this  book  is  very  able,  readjusts  the 
whole  discussion,  introducing  new  concep- 
tions of  the  problem.  Dr.  Van  Liew's  article 
on  the  Culture  Epochs  is  the  first  extended 
treatment  of  this  subject  in  English.  The 
paper  in  form,  unfortunately,  is  largely  in- 
fluenced by  German  models,  and  though  it 
needs  to  be  condensed  and  rearranged,  is  a 
scholarly  treatment  of  the  subject. 

Those  interested  in  the  scientific  investiga- 
tion of  educational  questions  should  read  the 
Pedagogical  Seminary,  edited  by  G.  Stanley 
Hall.  Worcester,  Mass.,  J.  H.  Orpha,  £1.50  a 
no.;  $4  a  vol.;  nos.  appear  irregularly. 

A  Descriptive  Bibliography  of  Education, 
useful  though  tentative  in  character,  was  ed- 
ited by  G.  Stanley  Hall  and  John  M.  Mans- 
field in  1SS6.  Bost.,  D.  C.  Heath  &  Co.,  325  p., 
$1.50. 

The  American  Society  for  the  Extension  of 
University  Teaching,  Edward  T.  Devine, 
Ph.D.,  Secretary,  111  South  15th  St.,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  issues  a  large  variety  of  circulars, 
syllabi  and  other  pamphlets  and  books  in  ad- 
vocacy and  pursuance  of  its  aims. 

Browning,   Oscar. 

Aspects  of  Education.    N.  Y.,  E.  L.  Kel- 
logg &  Co.,  1S94,  63  p.,  D.  25  c. 

Gives  an  excellent  idea  of  humanism,  realism,  and 
naturalism,  their  rise  and  how  they  have  affected  edu- 
cational thought  and  practice.  370.4. 


Compayre,  Gabriel. 
History  of  Pedagogy.     Bost.,  Heath,  1SS6, 
598  p.,  D.  $1.75. 

Up  to  the  present  the  fullest  and  most  comprehen- 
sive history  of  education  in  English.  370.9. 


Herbartians.     (Great 
N.  Y.,   Scribner,    1S95, 


De  Garmo,  Charles. 
Hekhakt   and    the 
Educators  series.) 
268  p.,  D.  $1. 

Gives  an  exposition  of  the  theory  of  education  as 
advanced  by  Herbart,  and  modified  by  his  follower-.. 
Discusses  the  concentration  and  correlation  of  studies, 
giving  each  of  the  Herbartian  educator's  point  of  view, 
with  criticisms.  Chronicles  the  spread  of  Herbartian 
ideas  in  America.  Proposes  a  feasible  plan  for  the 
co-ordination  of  studies.  370. 

Fitch,  Joshua  G. 

Lectures  on  Teaching.  With  preface  by  an 
American  Normal  teacher.  N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan,  1S85,  436  p.,  D.  Si. 

Not  a  manual  of  methods,  but  a  book  filled  with 
practical  comment  and  suggestion,  written  in  a  very 
pleasing  style.  One  of  the  first  books  the  novice  in 
teaching  should  read.  The  chapters  on  discipline  and 
the  teacher  and  his  attitude  towards  his  vocation  are 
notably  strong  and  wholesome — sounding  the  note  that 
true  character  is  what  will  influence  character.       371. 

Lange,  Helene. 

Higher  Education  of  Women  in  Europe. 
(International  Education  series.)  N.  Y., 
Appleton,  1890,  36  +  186  p.,  D.  81. 

After  preface  on  higher  education  of  women  in 
America,  argues  for  the  higher  education  of  women  in 
Germany,  compares  woman's  opportunities  in  Germany 
with  those  in  Kngland  and  other  countries.  Many  sug- 
gestions to  teachers  of  girls  and  of  boys  are  to  be  found 
in  the  chapter  on  Moral  Education  in  England  and 
Germany.  370. 

Lange,  Karl. 

Apperceptions  Edited  by  Charles  De 
Garmo.     Bost.,  Heath,  1S95,  279  p.,  D.  $1. 

A  translation  of  one  of  the  best  German  books  on 
teaching.  Will  give  the  English  reading  teacher  new 
ideas.  Pestined  to  exert  great  usefulness  in  advanc- 
ing teaching  to  a  higher  plane  in  America.  Makes 
an  exhaustive  examination  of  the  theory  of  appercep- 
tion, or  mental  apprehension  and  assimilation,  and  then 
points  out  its  varied  application  to  teaching,  and  its 
value.  Gives  at  the  close  of  the  book  a  succinct  his- 
tory of  the  riseand  growth  of  the  idea  of  apperception. 
A  book  to  be  studied  closely.  370. 


Education  as  a  Science  and  an  Art. 


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Mac  Vicar,  Malcolm. 

Principles  oi    Edu<  vtion.     Host.,  Ginn  & 

Co.,    lSoJ,    178  p.,   1>.   70  C. 

Matter  presented   In  uninviting  form,  but  the  I k 

ntains  in  the  parts  devoted  to  the  period  oi  child- 
hood, the  period  ol  youth,  the  principles  oi  the 
pupil's  u..rk.  the  principles  01  the  teachers  work,  the 
general  .mil  special  principles  ol  teaching,  and  the 
means  to  be  used,  some  oi  the  most  stronglj  pre- 
sented, soundest,  and  most  valuable  material  that  bas 
thus  far  been  written  l>\  an  American  teacher. 

370.1. 
McMurry,  Charles  A. 

Generai  Method.  Hloomington,  111.,  Pub. 
School  Pub.  Co.,  1895,  201  p.,  I).  75c 

A  simple  and  interesting  presentation  >>t  tin-  aim  of 
education,  tbe  relative  value  of  studies,  the  doctrine  of 
interest,  the  culture  epochs  theory  of  arranging 
studies,  the  concentration  of  studies,  and  appercep 
tion  from  the  point  of  view  of  the  followers  of  ller- 
bart  An  excellent  book  tor  introduction  to  the  study 
of  the  Herbartian  pedagogy.  371. 

Painter,  F.  V.  N. 

History  ok  Education.  (International 
Education  series.)  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1SS6, 
16+335  P-.  D.  $1.50. 

A  graphical  but  brief  account  of  educational  move- 
ments and  reformers  from  early  times  down  to  the 
present.  370.9. 

Payne,  Joseph. 

Lectures  on  the  Scienck  and  Art  of 
Education.  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  C.  W.  Bar- 
deen,  1SS5,  Si.  ' 

The  work  of  an  able,  enthusiastic  teacher  and  a 
close  student  of  education.  Sets  forth  the  principles 
of  teaching  as  well  as  the  art.  Shows  how  Nature 
teaches  and  the  defects  of  her  method.  States  the  es- 
sentials of  good  methods.  Finds  a  basis  for  all  method 
in  the  proposition  that  learning  is  self-teaching.  Lays 
stress  upon  action  and  things  as  factors  contributing 
greatly  to  the  pupil's  mental  development.  A  most 
stimulating  book  for  the  teacher.  370. 

Quick,  Robert  H. 

Essays  on  Educational  Reformers.  (Inter- 
national Education  series.)  New  edition, 
revised  and  enlarged.  N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
iSqo,  34+560  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Interesting  sketches  of  the  men  and  the  schools 
that  have  affected  educational  thought  and  practice 
with  exposition  of  their  theories  and  principles.  Con- 
tents include  Sturm,  Schools  of  the  Jesuits,  Rabelais, 
M  mtaigne,  Ascham,  Mulcaster,  Ratichius,  Comenius, 
Locke,  Rousseau,  Basedow,  Pestalozzi,  Froebel,  Ja- 
cotot,  Spencer,  Thoughts  and  Suggestions,  The 
Schoolmaster's  Moral  and  Religious  Influence.  370.9. 

Spencer,  Herbert. 

Kin'  \ii"N.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,   81.25;   E.    L. 

Kellogg  &  Co.,  M. 

Discusses,  What  knowledge  is  of  most  worth,  In- 
tellectual Education,  Moral  Education,  and  Physical 
Education  The  chapter  on  intellectual  education  is 
the  most  important  for  its  elucidation  of  the  principles 
of  education  and  as  shi  iwing  their  application.       370. 

DRAWING. 

Thompson,  L.  S. 

Manual    Training    Series    of   Drawing. 

N  is.  1  and   2.     60  p.  each.      Illus.     Bost., 
D.  C.  Heath  &  Co.,  1S95,  25c.  each. 

Treat  of  clay  modelling   of   objects    and    in  relief, 
paper  folding  and  cutting,  color,  construction  of  geo- 
metrical  solids,  etc.      Directions  clear,    exei 
illustrations  excellent.     For  1  lass  use  or  self-instruc- 
tion. 740. 

Modei  and  Object  Series  of  Drawing. 
N'os.    I,    2,    3,    15  c.  each,   8175    per   doz. 


Manual,  35  C. 

vV  Co.,  [895. 


Illus.     Bost.,  D.  C.   Heath 


\     ..stem    of    drawing     from    Objects,   progressive, 

prai  tied,  philosophical.  The  manual  states  1  learlythe 
principles  ol  model  drawing.  For  class  use  or  self- 
instruction,  741. 

PENMANSHIP:  SHORTHAND. 

Jackson,  John. 

Theory  and  Practice  of  Handwriting. 
Illus.  N.  Y.,  Wm.  Beverley  Harison, 
160  p.,  $1.25. 

Sets  forth  the  claims  of  vertical  writing  and  gives 
forms  of  capital  and  small  letters  and  directions  for 
teaching  the  vertical  hand.  Presents  a  brief  history  of 
the  former  use  of  upright  handwriting,  its  decay  and 
revival.  652. 

Pitman,  Isaac. 

Com  ri.i.  ik  Phonographic  Instructor. 
N.  Y.,  Isaac  Pitman  &  Sons,  250  p.,  D. 
$1.50. 

The  standard  text-book,  used  in  the  public  schools 
of  New  York  City.  Shorthand,  it  should  be  remem- 
bered, is  best  and  most  rapidly  acquired  with  the  aid  of 
a  teacher. 

I.  Pitman  &  Sons,  N.  Y.,  issue  a  "Phonographic 
Dictionary,"  $1.50;  the  "Phonographic  Teacher," 
20c;  "  Manual  of  Phonography,"  40c;  "Phonographic 
Reporter,"  60  c.  ;  "Phonographic  Phrase  Book," 
35  c;  "Business  Correspondence  in  Shorthand," 
nos.  1  and  2,  30  c.  each.  653. 

Witherbee,  J.  V. 

System  of  Vertical  Penmanship  :  The 
Common  Sense  Copy  Books.  N.  Y.,  A. 
Lovell  &  Co.,  1S95,  7  nos.  for  40c. 

The  best  system  of  vertical  writing  yet  issued.  Size 
of  book  and  directions  in  accordance  with  the  hygienic 
requirements  of  vertical  writing.  652. 

GRAMMAR. 

Salmon,  David. 

Longman's  School  Grammar.  New  edition. 
Longmans,  1893,  264  p.,  75  c. 

Begins  with  parts  of  speech  instead  of  analysis  of 
sentences.  Leads  up  to  definitions  inductively,  and 
then  gives  admirable  exercises  to  test  and  fix  the 
learner's  idea.  Very  clear  in  presentation  and  ar- 
rangement of  subject-matter.  A  book  well  planned  to 
elicit  the  interest  of  the  learner.  372.6. 

COMPOSITION,      RHETORIC,      ELOCU- 
TION. 

"  The  thorough  study  of  a  few  good  authors  of 
the  highest  excellence,  writing  upon  subjects  with- 
in the  grasp  of  a  young  person's  mind,  frequent 
practice  in  forms  of  composition  which  do  not  de- 
mand original  thought,  and  remorseless  criticism 
by  the  teal  her  and  the  writer— these  seem  to  be 
Some  of  the  points  most  needing  attention  by  young 
Students  of  English  literature  and  language." — 
Literary  World. 

Bell,  A.  Melville. 

Principles  of  Elocution,  with  Exercises 
and  Notations.  Washington,  D.  C,  A.  Mel- 
ville Bell,  1893,  240  p.,  <>.  fi.50. 

One  of  the  best  manuals  on   the  subject.     The  out- 
growth   of    years  of    careful  Study,    close   observation 
Extended    treatment  of   Articulation, 
Inflexions,   Modulation  of  Voice,  Emphasis  and  Ges- 
ture.    Leads  the  student  to  determine  what  his  special 


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faults  of  delivery  are,  then  directs  him  how  to  over- 
come these.  Great  variety  and  number  of  exercises  for 
practice.    Specially  adapted  for  self-teaching. 

Prof.  Hiram  Corson,  in  his  "  Aims  of  Literary- 
Stud  y  "  (N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  189s,  75  c  J,  argues  that  good 
literature  is  best  understood  when  properly  read  aloud. 
He  commends  Dr.  James  Rush's  "  Philosophy  of  the 
Human  Voice"  (Phila.,  Lippincott,  $3).  808.5. 

Genung,  John  F. 

Outlines  ok  Rhetoric.     Bost.,  Ginn,  1895, 
331  p.,  D.  $1.10. 

An  interesting,  original  and  lucid  presentation  of  the 
principles  of  rhetoric,  with  well-chosen  illustrative  ex- 
amples. 808. 


Hill,  Adams  S. 

Foundations  of  Rhetoric. 

1894,  372  p.,  O.  $1. 


N.  Y.,  Harper, 


A  book  indispensable  to  whoever  wishes  to  become 
a  writer  of  good  English.  A  marked  feature  is  the  ar- 
rangement of  sentences  and  paragraphs  in  parallel 
columns,  thus  contrasting  good  with  bad  usage.  In 
this  manner  the  choice  of  words  and  their  collocation 
in  sentences,  the  varieties  of  sentence  structure,  the 
qualities  of  style  and  the  formation  of  paragraphs  are 
treated.  808. 


Lewes,  George  Henry. 

Principles  of  Success  in  Literature.  Edited, 
with  introduction  and  notes,  by  Prof.  F.  N. 
Scott.  Bost.,  Allyn  &  Bacon,  1893,  159  p., 
S.  50  c. 

A  book  of  the  utmost  value  to  writers.  Clearness, 
sincerity,  and  beauty  are  discussed  as  the  principles 
of  success   in   literature:  all  three  are  admirably  ex- 


emplified in  the  book  itself. 


Luce,  Robert. 


Writing 

vised. 


for  the    Press. 
Bost.,  Writer  Pub. 


4th 
Co. 


808. 


edition    re- 
1891,  $1. 


Ry  a  practical  journalist,  who  tells  how  to  prepar- 
printer's  copy ;  warns  against  common  errors  in  gram- 
mar, phraseology,  and  construction ;  gives  useful 
hints  for  condensation,  telegraph  correspondence,  re- 
porting testimony,  etc.  808. 

Morton,  Agnes  H. 

Letter  Writing:  Suggestions,  Precepts,  and 
Examples  for  Business  and  Social  Corre- 
spondence. Phila.,  Penn  Pub.  Co.,  1894, 
222  p.,  S.  50 c. 

An  unpretending  little  book,  which  can  aid  the  in- 
experienced. 808.6. 

Newcomer,  Alphonso  G. 

Pra<  riCAL  Course  in  English  Composition. 

Bost.,  Ginn  &  Co.,  1895,  249  p.,  O.  90  c. 

An  excellent  book,  1"  be  used  I  on  jointly  with  Hill's 
"  Foundations  of  Rhetoric,"  as  it  directs  the  student 
where  to  find  interesting  and  varied  material  for  com- 
position.    Deals   with  narrative,  description,  essays, 

criticism,  debate,  oratory,  and  miscellaneous  forms  of 

composition,  as  news,  reviews,  letters,  etc,  808. 

Shaw,  Edward  R. 

English  Composition   i;v    Practice.     Illus. 
N.  Y.,  Holt,  1895,  203  p.,  D.  So  c. 

'Phis  book  cirrus  forward  a  study,  b)  means  of  ob- 
servation, comparison,  and  inference,  oi  the  principles 
observed  generally  by  good  writers,  and  at  the  same 
time  gives  actual  practice  in  writing  connected  Eng- 
lish. The  use  oi  the  conventional  detached  sentence 
in  exercises  is  abandoned,  and  the  learner  is  put  to 
work  upon  wholes.  Stressis  thus  laid  upon  sequence 
of  thought  and  unity  and  fluency  in  writing.  \ 
knowledge  of  punctuation  in  developed  in  an  entirely 


new  way.  Diction  is  treated  at  the  end  of  the  book 
after  the  learner  by  his  efforts  in  composing  has  ac- 
quired an  appreciation  of  it.  A  chapter  is  devoted  to 
common  errors.  Based  on  rive  years  of  experiment  and 
test  in  the  class-room.  808. 

Note. 

While  studying  composition  the  student  may 
with  profit  read  the  great  masters  of  literature. 
See  Fiction  and  Literature. 


LANGUAGE:    PHILOLOGY. 


Lounsbury,  Thomas  R. 

History  ok  the  English  Language.  Re- 
vised and  enlarged  edition.  N.  Y.,  H. 
Holt  &  Co.,  1894,  14+505  P-,  D.  $1.12. 

The  best  book  of  the  kind.  Part  I.  A  clear  and 
concise  account  of  the  Roman,  Teutonic,  Norman,  and 
other  influences  which  formed  the  English  language  ; 
with  a  review  of  its  changes  from  within.  Part  II. 
History  of  the  inflections  of  the  noun,  adjective,  pro- 
noun and  verb  :  this  Part  is  less  adapted  to  the  general 
reader  than  to  the  special  student.  Author  is  Profes- 
sor of  English  at  Yale  University.  420.9. 

Miiller,  F.  Max. 

Science  of  Thought.  N.  Y.,  Scribner, 
18S7,  2  vols.,  iS-r-325,  331  p.,  D.  $4. 

A  discursive  consideration  of  language  from  a 
somewhat  metaphysical  point  of  view.  Maintains  in 
opposition  to  Darwin  that  there  is  "  no  reason  without 
language,  no  language  without  reason" — language 
being  defined  as  articulate  speech.  See  Darwin's 
"  Descent  of  Man."  For  criticism  see  W.  D.  Whit- 
ney's "Max  Muller's  Science  of  Language  "  in  this 
list.  400. 

Whitney,  William  Dwight. 

Life  and  Growth  of  Language  :  an  Outline 
of  Linguistic  Science.  (International  Scien- 
tific series.)  N.  Y.,  D.  Appleton  &  Co., 
1S75,  326  p.,  D.  Si. 50. 

Though  written  in  1875,  mav  serve  as  an  authorita- 
tive introduction  to  the  science  of  language.  Clear 
and  interesting  in  style.  Author  was  Professor  of 
Sanskrit  and  Comparative  Philology  at  Yale  Univer- 
sity, and  superintended  the  preparation  of  the  Century 
Dictionary.  See  also  his  article  on  "Language"  in 
Johnson's  New  Cyclopaedia,  1894.  401. 

Max  Muller's  Scienceof  Language.  N.  Y., 
D.  Appleton  &  Co.,  1S93,  79  p.,  O.  paper, 
50  c. 

A  severe  criticism,  maintaining  that  while  thought 
is  vastly  indebted  to  language,  thought  is  often  in- 
dependent of  language,  and  that  articulate  speech  has 
arisen  naturally,  many  steps  of  the  process  being  evi- 
dent. 400. 

NOTE. 

Language  as  a  distinctive  human  faculty  1-  traced 
by  George  Fohn  Romanes  in  its  probable  development 

in  "  Mental  Kvolution  in  Animals  "  and  "  Mental  Evo- 
lution in  Man  "  (N.Y.,  D.  Appleton  &Co.,  S3  each)  In 
the  Proceedings  of  the  American  Association  for  the 
Advancement  of  Science  for  1886.  p.  970,  Horatio  H 
has  a  paper  oi  sterling  value  on  "  The  origin  of  I  an 
guage,  and  the  Antiquity  of  Speaking  M.m":  the 
volume  is  to  he  found  in  the  larger  public  libraries,  and 
is  published  at  Salem,  Mass.  St*  works  under  Evolution 
la  Natural  History  and  Hi  man-  Evolution,  under 
Anthropology  and  under  Psychology. 


MATHEMATICS. 

Bradbury,  William  F. 

The  Academic  Geometry.     Host.,  Thomp- 
son, Brown  &  Co.,  1S93,  366  p.,  O.  $1.25. 

Treats  the  subject  of  demonstrative  geometi  v  in  the 


_J-«i 


Education  as  a  Science  and  an  Art. 


99 


usual  way,  inn  baa  Bome  roperioi  points.  Practical 
problems  are  placed  al  the  foot  ol  the  pages,  which 
point  out  application  of  the  theorems  learned.  The 
theorems  at  the  end  ol  each  book  for  original  demon 
stration  are  carefully  chosen,  are  progressive  in  char- 
acter, and  give  review  ol  truths  gained,  Diagrams 
Btrong  and  clear  in  outline.  Mattel  plai  ed  openlj  and 
attractively  on  page.  By  Ingenious  use  (ii  various 
type  tin-  learner  is  able  to  distinguish  readily  hypothe- 
sis, demonstration,  and  conclusion.  The  nature  ol 
the  different  kinds  of  reasoning  used  is  carefully  ex- 
plained to  learner.  513. 

Hill.  G.  A. 
Geometry    for   Beginnf.rs.    IIlus.    Bost., 

(linn  &  Co.,  1S93,  314  p.,  O.  $1.10. 

A  book  constructed  in  accordance  with  the  princi- 
ples ol  pedagogy.  Designed  by  tiie  variety  of  its  ex- 
ercises to  make  geometry  easy  and  interesting.  All 
theorems  .mil  generalizations  are  led  up  to  by  the  solu- 
tion ot  concrete  problems.  Very  thoughtfully  graded. 
The  ace  impanying  illustrations  give  many  ideas  of  the 
application  ol  geometrical  truths.  513. 

Smith,  Charles,  and  Stringham,  Irving. 

Elementary  Algebra,  for  the  use  of  Pre- 
paratory Schools.  N.  V.,  Macmillan,  1S95, 
584  p.,  O.  fi.io. 

Very  ca-efullyelaborated  development  of  principles. 
The  treatment  in  this  respect  new  rather  than  conven- 
tional. Deals  with  simple  equations  and  simultaneous 
equations  of  the  tirst  degree  before  taking  up  factoring. 
Introduces  simple  quadratic  equations  in  factoring. 
Then  treats  H.  C.  Factor  and  L.C.  Multiple,  Fractions. 
Requires  strong  powers  of  generalization.  Suited  to  the 
nee  Is  of  those  who  wish  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the 
elements  of  algebra.  An  excellent  book  for  final  re- 
view. 512. 


Bost.,  Ginn 


Weutwort.  \  G.  A. 

Grammar  Vhool  Arithmetic. 
A:  Co.,  iSc,-,  34S  p.,  D.  65  c. 

Extremely  clear  and  simple  presentation  of  the 
subject  The  plan  is  to  lead  learners  by  the  solution 
of  problems  within  their  capacity  and  comprehension 
to  a  knowledge  of  the  principles  involved  instead  of 
by  the  application  of  rules  and  formula?.  Nearly 
all  examples  drawn  from  the  demands  of  ordinary 
every-day  life  — not  invented  to  test  the  application  of 
prin  rid  formulae.     Furnishes  a  large  number  of 

evamples  for  oral  solution.  An  appendix  gives  rules 
and  principles  clearlv,  concisely,  and  philosophically 
stated.     Well  suited  for  self-instruction.  511. 

School  Algebra.  Bost.,  Ginn  &  Co.,  1S95, 
362  p.,  O.  M.12. 

For  its  grade,  one  of  the  best  books  yet  offered 
on  this  subject.  The  treatment  is  clear,  the  matter 
carefully  graded,  the  arrangement  logical,  the  prob- 
lems, upon  the  whole,  new.  Suited  to  those  who  wish 
to  gain  a  knowledge  of  elementary  algebra  from  one 
book.  512. 

BOOK-KEEPING. 

Meservey,  A.  B. 

Book-keeping,  Single  and  Double  Entry. 
Bost.,  Thompson,  Brown  &  Co.,  1889, 
222  p.,  O.  80c. 

Method  <>f  presentation  clear,  making  acquirement 
of  subject  easy.  Adapted  to  self-instruction  or  class 
use.     The  wide  use  of  this  work  proves  its  merits. 

657. 
Packard,  S.  S.,  and  Bryant,  H.  B. 

Bryant  and  Stratton's  Counting  House 
Book-keeping.    X.  V.,  Am.  Book  Co.,  $2. 

A  work  developed  in  the  practice  of  leading  busi- 
ness colleges.  Adapted  to  the  higher  grades  ol  public 
and  private  schools  and  to  self-instruction  when  the 
learner  has  had  some  practical  experieni 

The  Am.  Rook  Co.,  N.  Y.,  publishes  blanks  and 
blank-books  for  learners  in  book-keeping. 


ASTRONOMY. 

Bowen,  Eliza  A. 
Astronomy  by  Observation.    Illus.    N.  Y., 

Am.  Book  Co.,  1890,  94  p.,  D.  $1. 

An  excellent  book  ior  beginners.  Leads  the  learner 
to  study  at  the  outset  the  reality  itsell  instead  ol  dia- 
grams   By  following  in  order,  diurnal  motion  ol  Btars, 

annual   motion,  the  ccliptn  ,   the  earth   as  moving,   the 

moon  and  her  motions,  motions  of  the  planets,  it  builds 
up  a  knowledge  ol  these  by  direct  observation  and  re.  ord 
ot  observations  b]  drawings.  The  three  pages  on  Talks 
with  <  Observers  especially  good.     Large  gtar  maps  and 

explicit  directions  make  (lie  finding  of  constellations 
and  stars  very  easy.  Part  II.  Descriptive  Astronomy, 
merely  conventional  treatment.  520.7. 

Clarke,  James  Freeman. 

How  TO  Find  111  e  Stars:  with  an  account  of 
the  Astronomical  Lantern.  Bost.,  D.  C. 
Heath  &  Co.,  paper,  15  c. 

Brief  directions  for  finding  the  principal  star- 
groups.  Accompanies  the  author's  Astronomical 
Lantern  (sold  by  these  publishers  at  $4.50),  provided 
with  17  slides,  giving  22  constellations,  an  admit 
means  of  becoming  familiar  with  the  principal  stars 
and  nebulae.  523.89. 

Newcomb.  Simon,  and  Holden,  Edward  S. 

Astronomy  :  Briefer  Course.  (American 
Science  series.)  Illus.  X.  Y.,  Holt,  1895, 
338  p.,  O.  Si. 25. 

A  clear  elementary  presentation  of  the  subject.  Re- 
quires a  slight  knowledge  of  algebra  and  geometry. 
An  excellent  book  to  follow  "  Astronomy  by  Observa- 
tion." 520. 

Serviss,  Garrett  P. 

Astronomy  with  an  Opera-Glas^.  With 
maps  and  directions  to  facilitate  the  recog- 
nition of  the  constellations  and  the  princi- 
pal stars  visible  to  the  naked  eye.  X.  Y., 
Appleton,  $1.50. 

Shows  in  a  most  captivating  way  what  may  be 
learned  by  studying  the  heavens  with  an  opera-glass 
magnifying  3.6  diameters.  Takes  up  the  aspect  of 
the  stars  as  to  color  and  position.  Brings  up  much  of 
entertaining  mythology  with  reference  to  the  constel- 
lations and  particular  stars.  Gives  interesting  fa  ts 
relative  to  each  bright  star.  Points  out  the  solstitial  and 
equinoctial  points,  the  nebulae  and  the  Milkv  V. 
Directs  to  careful  study  of  surface  of  moon,  Jup 
and  his  satellites,  and  what  may  be  seen  of  the  other 
planets.  Does  not  treat  ol  planetary  motions.  Involves 
no  knowledge  of  mathematics.  520. 

Young,  Charles  A. 

Text-Book  of  General  Astronomy.    Illus. 

Bost  ,  Ginn  &  Co.,  551  p.,  Q.  $2.50. 

Regarded  the  best  exposition  of  the  facts,  princi- 
ples, and  methods  of  astronomy,  giving  latest  knowl- 
edge on  unsettled  points.  Suited  for  the  general 
reader  as  well  as  the  student.  May  with  advantage 
follow  Newcomb  and  Holden"s  "Astronomy."     520. 

PHYSICS:   ELECTRICITY. 

Barnard,  Charles. 

First  Steps  in  Electricity.     X.  Y.,  May- 
nard,  Merrill  &  Co.,  1S94,  133  p.,  D.  60  c. 
A  good  primer  for  young  people.     Illustrates  simple 

experiments.  537.1. 

Electricity  in  Daily  Life:  a  popular  account 
of  the  application  of  electricity  to  every- 
day uses.  By  Cyrus  1".  Brackett,  Franklin 
L.  Pope,  Joseph  Wetzler,  Henry  Morton, 
Charles  L.  Buckingham,  Herbert  L.  Webb, 
W.  S.  Hughes,  John  Millis,  A.  E.  Ken- 
nelly,  M.  Allen  Starr.  With  120  illustra- 
tions. X.  Y.,  Scribner,  iSqi,  17  +  2SS  p.. 
O.I 

Thoroughly  interesting  chapters  on  Electricity  in 
the  Service  ■  !  Man;  the  Electric  Motor  ;  the  Electric 
Railway;  Electric  Lighting;  the  Telegraph  ;  Making 
and  Laying  a  Cable  ;  Electricity  in  Warfare,  in  the 
Household,  in  Relation  to  the  Human  Body.  537 


IOO 


Education  as  a  Science  and  an  Art. 


Houston,  Edwin  J. 

Dictionary  of  Electrical  Words,  Terms, 

and  Phrases.     New  and   revised  edition. 

Illus.     N.   Y.,   W.   J.   Johnston  Co.,  1894, 

669  p.,  O.  $5- 

F.  B.  Crocker,  Professor  of  Electrical  Engineering, 
School  of  Mines,  Columbia  College,  New  York,  says: 
"  This  is  the  most  complete  electrical  dictionary  in  any 
language.  Defines  almost  every  existing  electrical 
term,  whether  highly  scientific  or  slang.  Important 
facts  are  explained  quite  fully.  It  is  a  book  of  refer- 
ence on  all  branches  of  electricity.  Suited  to  the 
needs  of  everybody,  from  the  general  reader  to  the  ad- 
vanced electrical  engineer."  537- 


Shaw,  Edward  R. 

Physics     by     Experiment.     Illus. 
Maynard,  1895,  320  p.,  D.  $1. 


N.    Y. 


Elementary  in  character— a  book  for  beginners. 
The  learner  by  means  of  explicit  directions  is  given 
experiments  to  perform,  and  through  actual  observa- 
tion is  led  inductively  to  the  law  involved.  The  book 
encourages  self-development  and  begets  interest. 
Develops  manual  skill.  Whole  treatment  of  magnet- 
ism and  of  voltaic  and  dynamic  electricity  extremely 
simple.  Explanation  of  the  generation  of  electricity 
by  a  dynamo  new  and  very  easy  to  comprehend. 

530.7. 


Poyser,  A.  W. 

Magnetism  and  Electricity.  N.  Y., 
Longmans,  1S95,  250  p.,  D.  80  c.     537. 

Taylor,  John  E. 

Theoretical  Mechanics,  including  Hy- 
drostatics. N.  Y.,  Longmans,  1894, 
7+262  p.,  D.  80c.  531. 

Wright,  Mark  R. 

Sound,  Light,  and  Heat.  N.  Y.,  Long- 
mans, 1S95,  269  p.,  D.  80c.  530. 

These  excellent  manuals  give  a  much  more 
extended  treatment  of  elementary  physics  than 
"  Physics  by  Experiment,"  and  are  of  suitable 
grade  to  follow  that  book. 

Thompson,  Sylvanus  P. 

Electricity  and  Magnetism.     New  edition. 
Illus.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,    1S92,  456  p.,  S. 

$1.25. 

Prof.  F.  B.  Crocker  says:  "  This  is  a  very  good  ele- 
mentary treatment  of  fundamental  principles.  Ex- 
tensively and  successfully  used  as  a  text-book  for 
students  beginning  the  study  of  electricity.  Suited  for 
the  general  reader,  the  practical  worker,  and  the  en- 
gineer not  electrical."  537- 


CHEMISTRY. 

A   SELECTION    FROM  ITS    LITERATURE, 


ANNOTATED    IIV 


H.  CARRINGTON    BOLTON,    Ph.D., 

Licturtr  on  the  History  of  Chemistry,  Columbian  University,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Washington,  D.  C.,June,  [895. 


Buckley,  Arabella  B. 

A  Short  History  of  Natural  Science,  and 

of  the  progress  of  discovery  from  the  time 
of  the  Greeks  to  the  present  day  ;  for  the 
use  of  schools  and  young  persons.  5th  edi- 
tion, revised  and  rearranged.  N.  Y.,  Ap- 
pleton,  1S95,  29+509  p.,  D.  S'2. 

This  simply  written  and  admirable  little  work  gives 
to  chemistry  itsshare  of  space  in  the  history  of  science. 
It  can  be  cordially  recommended  to  all  who  wish  to 
read  of  the  mutual  relations  of  the  sciences,  and  their 
growth  from  earliest  times.  509. 

Cooke,  Josiah  Parsons. 

The  New  CHEMISTRY.  (International  Scien- 
tific series.)  Revised  edition.  N.  Y.,  Ap- 
pleton,  1SS4,  400  p.,  D.  $2. 

Written  in  popular  style  ;  aims  to  develop  the 
general  principles  of  the  new  chemistry  in  systematic- 
order  ;  substances  and  processes  are  described  only  so 
far  as  necessary  to  illustrate  principles.  To  enjoy  this 
work  fully  the  reader  should  know  the  elements  of 
chemistry.  540.4. 

Faraday.  Michael. 

Chemical  History  of  a  Candle,  with  a 
Lecture  on  Platinum.  Delivered  before  a 
Juvenile  Auditory,  1S60-61.  Edited  by 
William  Crookes.  N.  Y.,  Harper,  1S74, 
224  p.,   D.  S5  c. 

In  no  work  on  chemistry  have  the  phenomena  of 
combustion,  the  nature  of  the  atmosphere,  and  the 
chemistry  of  coal-gas  been  more  clearly  presented. 
The  work  is  a  little  old-fashioned,  but  its  fundamental 

tements  are  sound,  and  theabsenceof  technicalities 
will  always  make  it  charming.  540.4. 

Johnston,  James  F.  W. 

Chemistry  of  Common  Life.  New  edition 
revised  and  enlarged  by  Arthur  Herbert 
Church.  Illus.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1S79, 
592  p.,  D.  $2. 

Contents:  The  Air  we  breathe;  the  Water  we 
drink  ;  the  Soil  we  cultivate;  the  Plant  we  rear  :  the 
Bread  we  eat  ;  the  Beef  we  cook  ;  the  Beverages  we 
infuse  (teas,  coffees,  cocoas)  ;  the  Sweets  we  extract 

ape  and  cane  sugars,  manna  and  milk  sugar);  the 
aors  we  ferment  (beers,  wines,  brandies);  the  Nar- 
cotics we  indulyc  in  (tobacco,  hops,  poppy,  lettuce, 
Indian  hemp,  betel-nut,  pepperwort,  coca,  etc.)  ;  the 
Poisons  we  select;  the  Odors  we  enjoy  (volatile  oils 
and  fragrant  resins);  the  Smells  we  dislike  (natural  and 
those  produced  by  Chemical  art)  ;  the  Colors  we  ad- 
mire; what  we  Breathe  and  breathe  for;  the  Body  we 
cherish  ;  what,  bow,  and  why  we  Digest  ;  the  Circula- 
tion of  Matter,    (a  recapitulation). 

A  popular  exposition  touching  the  daily  life  of  man 
which  reveals  to  the  reading  public  a  new  world  of  in- 
terest. The  book  is  most  attractive  in  style  and 
thoroughly  accurate.  542. 

Meyer,  Ernst  von. 

History  of  Chemistry  from  Earliest 
Times  to  hie  Preseni  Day,  being  also 
an  introduction  to  the  study  of  the  science. 
Transl.  by  George  M'Gowan.  N.  Y..  Mac- 
millan,  1S91,  556  p.,  O.  $4.50. 

An  ably  written,  condensed  history,  covering  the 
entire  period  of  chemistry,  and  from  a  modern  stand- 
point.   The  progress  of  the  science  since  Lavoisier  is 


treated   particularly   fully.     This   is   unqualifiedly  the 
best  history  of  chemistry  in  the  English  language. 

540.0. 
Meyer,  Lothar. 

Outlines  of  Theoretical  Chemistry. 
Transl.  by  P.  Phillips  Bedson  and  VV. 
Carleton  Williams.  N.  Y.,  Longmans, 
iSSS,  5S7P..  O.  $2.50. 

Presents  a  summary  of  the  most  recent  theories  of 
chemical  philosophy  ;  it  is  better  adapted  for  ad- 
vanced students  than  for  the  general  reader.  A  stand- 
ard work.  540.1. 

Muir,  M.  M.  Pattison. 

Treatise  on  the  Principles  of  Chemistry. 

2d  edition.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1884,  $4. 

A  well-written  work,  abreast  of  the  times,  suitable 
for  advanced  students.  540.1. 

Remsen,  Ira. 

Elements  of  Chemistry:  a  Text-Book  for 
Beginners.  (American  Science  series.) 
N.  Y.,  Holt,  1S92,  272  p.,  D.  80  c. 

A  rational  text-book,  comprising  something  more 
than  mere  statements  of  fact,  of  experiments,  and  of 
rules.  So  arranged  as  to  help  the  pupil  to  think  as  well 
as  to  see,  to  reason  as  well  as  to  observe,  and  to  under- 
stand why  he  performed  given  experiments,  and  the 
lessons  to  be  learned  from  them.  The  language  is  not 
technical,  the  experiments  selected  are  for  the  most 
part  simple,  and  questions  connected  with  experiments 
will  lead  students  to  draw  their  own  inferences.  Only 
about  twenty-five  pages  are  given  to  compounds  of 
carbon,  and  those  wishing  to  pursue  the  study  further 
are  referred  to  the  following  work.  540.1. 

Introduction  to  the  Study  of  the  C<  im- 
pounds of  Carbon,  or  Organic  Chemis- 
try.    Bost.,  Heath,  1SS5,  362  p.,  D.  $1.20. 

Without  a  rival  as  an  introduction  to  the  study  of  or- 
ganic chemistry  for  beginners.  Nature,  an  English 
scientific  journal  of  the  highest  character,  began  its 
review  of  it  with:  "  This  is  Chemistry."  547. 

Richards,  Mrs.  Ellen  H. 

Chemistry     ok    Cooking    and    Cleaning. 

Bost.,  Estes,  1882,  D.  50  c. 

An  excellent  little  manual  by  a  woman  who  knows 
her  subject  and  sympathizes  with  her  readers.  It  is- 
sumes  an  elementary  knowledge  of  chemistry.       542. 

Venable,  F.  P. 

Shori  History  of  Chemistry.  Bost.,  Heath, 
1894,  171  p.,  D.  $1. 

Forms  a  good  brief  survey  of  the  growth  of  chemis- 
try from  earliest  times  to  the  present  day.  540.9. 

NOTES. 

Those  wishing  fuller  information  as  to  the  literature 
of  chemistry  should  consult  Prof.  H  Carrington  Bolton's 
"  Select  Bibliographyof  Chemistry,"  1492-1892  (Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  Smithsonian  Institution,  1893,  $3.50).  It  con- 
tains over  12,000  titles  of  books  and  periodicals  in  24 
languages.  The  author  is  engaged  on  a  Supplement  to 
be  issued  in  1896. 

The  American  Chemical  Society,  a  national  organic. 1- 
tii  '1  with  :o  members  .it  the  end  of  1894,  issues  a  monthly 
journal  and  other  publications,  all  of  which  are  sent  free 
to  members.  All  chemists  are  eligible  for  membership: 
the  dues  are  $5  per  annum;  no  initiation  fee.  Albert  t  . 
Hale,  General  Secretary,  551  Putnam  Ave.,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y. 


GEOGRAPHY. 


Frye,  Alexander  Everett. 

Primary  Geography.     Illus. 
Co.,  1895,  137  p.,  D.  75  c. 


Bost.,  Ginn  & 


Appeals  to  the  child's  interests,  and  is  suited  to  his 
capacity  and  needs.  Begins  with  home  features,  makes 
the  earth  the  whole  to  which  all  is  related,  emphasizes 
child's  own  country.  Aims  to  build  up  in  the  child's 
mind  an  apperceptive  series  of  geographical  ideas  rich 
in  content. — Edward  R.  Shaw,  Professor  of  Pedagogy, 
New  York  University.  551.4. 

Complete  Geography.     Bost.,  Ginn  &  Co., 

1895,  7  +  184  P-.  Q-  $i.55- 

A  book  on  new  lines,  written  by  an  educator,  and 
incomparably  superior  to  any  geography  heretofore- 
issued  for  school-room  use.  Begins  with  typical  forms 
of  land  and  water,  gives  geological  reasons  for  the 
formation  of  shores,  plains,  valleys,  mountains,  vol- 
canoes, lakes,  seas,  etc.,  and  shows  their  relation  to  in- 
dustry and  commerce.  Bases  study  of  continents  upon 
relut  forms.  In  study  of  continents  and  parts  of  con- 
tinents, uses  maps  with   few  details,  which  are  sup- 


plemented at  the  end  of  the  book  by  28  pages  of  full, 
clear,  and  beautiful  reference  maps.  Emphasizes  the 
commercial  relations  between  nations  and  sections. 
Very  full  treatment  of  industrial  regions  of  the  United 
States.  Finely  illustrated.  Choice,  selection,  and  ar- 
rangement of  pictures,  which  are  nearly  all  engraved 
from  photographs,  especially  to  be  commended.  A 
work  which  can  be  read  and  studied  at  home  with 
profit. — Edward  K.  Shaw,  Professor  of  Pedagogy, 
New  York  University.  551.4. 

Mill,  Hugh  Robert. 

The  Realm  of  Nature:  An  Outline  of 
Physiography.  (University  Extension  se- 
ries.) Illus.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1S95,  366  p., 
D.  $1.50. 

A  most  interesting,  clearly  written,  scientific,  and 
condensed  account  of  the  structure  of  the  earth,  its 
physical  phenomena,  and  the  relations  these  bear  to  its 
life.  Brings  together  the  latest  knowledge  bearing 
upon  the  physical  geography  of  the  earth.  A  book  of 
very  wide  range.  Nineteen  maps  of  especial  beauty 
elucidate  the  text. — Edward  R.  Shaw,  Professor  of 
Pedagogy,  New  York  University. 


GEOLOGY. 

A  SELECTION  FROM  ITS  LITERATURE  : 

WITH  ANNOTATIONS  BY 

EDWARD  S.  BURGESS, 

Proftiior  of  Natural  Science,    Normal  College,    NewYork. 
New  York,  June,  1S95. 
'Without  demonstration  in  the  field  it  is  impossible  to  use  geology  as  an  educational  instrument  in  a  profitable  way." Nation. 


Dana,  James  D. 

Manual  ok  Geology.  4th  edition.  N.  Y., 
Am.  Book  Co.,  1S95,  10S7  p.,  O.  $5. 

The  most  recent  and  extensive  treatise  on  North 
American  geology,  and  on  historical  geology  in  gen- 
eral. Devotes  less  attention  to  structural  geology,  but 
is  indispensable  to  the  student  who  would  be  up  to 
date  in  the  historical  geology  of  the  United  States  and 
Canada.  Leading  American  ideologists  have  supplied 
the  results  of  their  recent  labors  and  added  vitally  to 
its  value.  Simple  and  clear  in  arrangement  and  termi- 
nology.   Adapted  to  the  advanced  student.        550.2. 

Dawson,  Sir  John  William. 

Geological  History  of  Plants.  (Inter- 
national Scientific  series.)  N.  Y.,  Apple- 
ton,  1S8S,  290  p.,  D.  Si. 75. 

The  best  brief  descriptive  work  in  English  on  that 
part  of  historical  geology  which  relates  to  fossil  vegeta- 
tion. It  is.  however,  too  little  illustrated,  and  gives 
but  little  prominence  to  the  evolutionary  history  of 
plant  life.  Represents  best  the  plant-forms  of  Cana- 
dian rocks,  omitting  many  which  are  of  great  im- 
portance in  the  United  States.  Adapted  to  the  fairly 
advanced  student.  580. 

Handbook  of  Geology  for  the  Use  of 
Canadian  Students.  Montreal,  Dawson 
Bros.,  1SS9,  250  p.,  D.  $3. 

The  best  treatment  of  Canadian  geology;  written 
largely  from  the  author's  own  investigations;  and  pre- 
senting in  clear  summary  the  results  of  the  very  active 
and  scholarly  work  of  the  Canadian  Geological  Survey. 
It  is  authoritative  and  definite,  and  at  the  same  time 
descriptive  and  readable.  Adapted  to  teachers  and 
fairly  advanced  students.  550. 

Geikie,   Sir  Archibald. 

Text-Book  of  Geology. 
and  enlarged.  N.  V. 
1147  P-.  o.  $750. 


3d  edition,  revised 
Macmillan,    1893, 


The  best  book  of  its  kind.  Written  from  a  scholarly 
standpoint  ;  with  a  comprehensive  and  masterly  view  of 
the  subject,  applied  to  the  world  at  large.  Compared 
with  Dana's"  Manual,"  it  presents  a  broader  view 
ilogy  as  a  whole;  especially  of  structural  and  of 
dynamic  geology.  It  excels  also  in  its  descriptions  of 
rocks,  giving  more  attention  to  physical  and  ob 
characteristics.  Its  disadvantages  are  that  its  ,ir- 
rangement  is  more  cumbersome  ;  its  terminology  less 
simple  and  less  in  accord  with  American  usage  I  it  is 
designed  especially  for  use  in  Great  Britain,  and  its 
illustrations  are  chiefly  British.  Dana's  much  more 
detailed  treatment  of  historical  geology  makes  his  u  rk 
a  necessity,  but  this  is  needed  as  its  complement. 
Adapted  to  the  advanced  student.  550  2. 


Le  Conte,  Joseph. 

Elements  of  Geology:  a  Text-Book  for  Col- 
leges and  for  the  General  Reader.  New 
and  enlarged  edition.  N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
1S86, $4. 

An  excellent  general  work  for  the  student  of  moder- 
ate development.  Its  strength  is  its  clear  treatment  of 
dynamical  and  structural  geology,  unencumbered  by 
great  detail  ;  its  close  and  systematic  paragraphing 
fitting  it  for  college  use  ;  its  luminous  illustrations. 
Not  up  to  date,  however,  in  American  earlier  geologv, 
especially  Cambrian,  and  in  western  representation  of 
later  periods.  Gives  but  scant  treatment  of  genera] 
metamorphism,  of  mountain  building,  and  of  European 
glacial  history.  550.2. 

Shaler,  Nathaniel  Southgate. 
First    Book    in    Geology.     Bost.,    D.    C. 
Heath  &  Co.,  1SS4,  255  p.,  D.  S1.10. 

An  excellent  introduction  to  geology ;  chiefly 
dynamic.  Treating  the  action  of  the  forces  which 
have  shaped  the  earth  ;  considering  the  formation  and 
history  of  pebbles,  sand,  mud  and  soils;  the  making 
of  rocks  and  coal ;  the  work  of  air  and  water,  volca- 
noes and  earthquakes;  the  formation  of  mineral  veins 
and  caverns,  hills  and  mountains,  valleys  and  lakes. 
A  brief  sketch  follows  of  the  fossil  contents  of  the 
rocks,  the  appearance  of  species,  and  development  of 
organic  life.  A  short  description  of  the  most  impor- 
tant rocks  is  added.  Simple  in  statement,  flowing  and 
narrative  in  style.  Presupposes  no  geologic  knowl- 
edge. Adapted  to  the  beginner  or  general  reader; 
maybe  used  as  a  primer  for  earliest  class-  work  ;  may 
be  read  together  with  the  same  author's  "  Story  "  or 
as  preliminary  to  Le  Conte's  "  Elements."'  550  7. 

The  Story  of  Our  Continent.  Bost., 
Ginn  &  Co.,  1S91,  27S  p.,  D.  75  c. 

A  plain  and  simple  treatment  of  the  physiography 
and  the  geological  history  of  North  America.  Ele- 
mentary and  descriptive  in  style.  Its  object  is  to 
show  how  the  present  and  past  physical  features  of 
the  continent  have  been  successively  developed.  It 
shows  the  connection  between  the  geology  and  the 
geography  of  the  United  States,  and  the  causes  which 
have  aided  to  determine  regional  and  national  develop- 
ment. Adapted  to  the  beginner.  May  serve  as  in- 
troduction to  the  author's  "  Nature  and  Man  in 
America.''  550. 

Nature  and  Man  in  America.  N.  Y.,  Scrib- 
ner,  1891,  290  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Bight  readable  and  descriptive  chapters  on  the  in- 
fluence of  environment  on  organic  life  ;  the  first  four 
show  how  the  "  whips  of  necessity  "  have  driven 
organisms   up   and    on   towards   higher  planes;  the 

ond  half  treats  of  the  geographic  influence  on  man 
in    America.     Gives    latest    views   on    the   effects   of 


104 


Geology. 


geologic  changes,  physical  conditions,  and  geographic 
features,  on  the  successive  characteristics  of  Indians 
and  of  colonial  settlements,  and  on  the  distribution  and 
development  of  American  nationality.  In  pleasing 
colloquial  style.  No  illustrations.  Adapted  to  the 
general  reader.  May  be  read  as  intermediate  in 
scope  between  the  author's  "The  Story  of  Our  Con- 
tinent "  and  "  Aspects  of  the  Earth."  550. 

Aspects  of  the  Earth  :  a  Popular  Account 

of  Some   Familiar  Geological  Phenomena. 

N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1889,  344  p.,  D.  $2.50. 

A  more  extended  series  of  papers  on  geologic  sub- 
jects; presented  in  attractive  and  entertaining  style, 
while  maintaining  scientific  accuracy.  Separate  chap- 
ters treat  of  the  Stability  of  the  Earth.  Volcanoes, 
Caverns,  Rivers,  Winds,  Forests,  Origin  of  Soils. 
Especially  interesting  from  its  reducing  general  geo- 
logical principles  to  familiar  experience,  giving 
many  examples.  Illustrations  numerous  and  particu- 
larly valuable,  because  taken  from  photographs  of 
actual  geologic  features.  Adapted  to  the  fairly  ad- 
vanced student  and  the  general  reader.  550. 


Winchell,  Alexander. 
Walks   and   Talks 


in    the    Geological 


Field.     Meadville,  Pa.,  Flood  &  Vincent, 
1887,  329  p.,  O.  Si. 

A  series  of  interesting  talks,  addressing  children 
and  youth.  Describes  simple  observations,  beginning 
with  the  home  neighborhood,  extending  to  field,  lake. 
stream,  and  mountain ;  then  glancing  at  historical 
geology,  the  nebular  hypothesis,  and  reviewing  cos- 
mical  development  to  the  present  time.  Conversa- 
tional in  style.  No  illustrations.  Adapted  to  use  as 
reading  for  beginners.  550. 

METEOROLOGY. 

Russell,  Thomas,  U.  S.  Assistant  Engineer. 
Meteorolocy  :  Weather  and  Methods  of 
Forecasting,  Description  of  Meteorological 
Instruments  and  River  Flood  Predictions  in 
the  U.  S.  Illus.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1895, 
277  p.,  O.  84- 

.  .  .  Prof.  Russell,  having  paid  especial  attention 
to  these  matters  while  in  the  Weather  Bureau,  now 
gives  the  fullest  account  of  the  methods  employed 
that  is  to  be  found  in  our  language. — Nation.    551.5. 


BOTANY. 


A  SELECTION  FROM  ITS  LITERATURE, 


ANNOTATED  UY 


D.   P.   PENHALLOW, 

Professor  of  Botany,   McGill   University^    Montreal. 


Montreal,  June,   1S95. 


The  comparative  fulness  of  this  list  of  books 
is  due  to  the  conviction  that  botany  furnishes 
the  most  attractive  gateway  to  the  field  of 
science.  It  takes  the  observer  out  of  doors,  it 
appeals  to  the  sense  of  beauty  in  an  uncommon 
degree,  it  tempts  to  sketching — so  that  the  hand 
confirms  and  preserves  what  is  seen  by  the  eye; 
when  the  services  of  insects  and  birds  to  flow- 
ers and  fruitsare  noticed,  the  position  of  botany 
as  a  department  of  natural  history  is  more 
strongly  emphasized. 

Under  COUNTRY  Occupations  see  works  on 
Agriculture,  Floriculture  and  Gardening. 

Bailey,   W.   W. 

Botanical  Collector's  Handbook.  Illus. 
Salem,  Mass. .George  A.  Bates,  1881,  139 p., 
fl.50. 

A  comprehensive  handbook  for  the  collection  and 
preservation  of  plants  of  all  kinds,  with  useful  informa- 
tion as  to  published  works  on  the  floras  of  different 
countries,  and  notes  on  the  principal  herbaria  of  the 
United  States.     Adapted  to  the  practical  botanist. 

580.7. 

Bessey,  Charles  E. 

Botany:  Advanced  Course.  Revised.  Illus. 
N.  Y.,  Holt,  1892,  611  p.,  S2.20. 

A  clearand  comprehensive  summary  of  the  structure, 
development,  and  classification  of  vegetable  organisms 
Adapted  to  the  general  reader  and  to  the  advanced 
student.  580.7. 

Chapman,  A.  W. 

Flora  <>v  the  Southern  United  States. 
2d  edition.  N.  Y.,  Am.  Hook  Co.,  1S84, 
69S  p.,  $3.60. 

A  practical  manual,  with  glossary  of  terms.  A 
standard  work  for  the  recognition  of  flowering  plants 
and  Ptendophytes  south  of  Virginia  and  Kentucky, 
and  east  of  the  Mississippi  River.  Adapted  to  the 
field  botanist  in  that  region.  581.97- 

Cooke,  M.  C. 

British  Fresh  Water  Alga.  Illus.  Lond., 
Williams  .V  Norgate,  1S82-84,  2  vols.,  329, 
130  p.,  Parts  2-10,  78s. 

A  standard  work    for  the   recognition  of  the  fresh 
Water  alga-,    with  plates  in   natural  colors.     Applica- 
ble to  the  determination  of  the  more  common  tug 
the  United  States.    Adapted  to  the  working  algologist. 

5893. 


Coulter,  J.  M. 

Manual  ok  the  Flora  ok  the  Ro<  •  i 
Mountains.  N.  Y.,  Am.  Book  Co.,  1885, 
452  +  28  p.,  $1.62. 

A  practical  manual  with  glossary  of  terms.  The 
standard  work  for  the  recognition  of  Phanerogams 
and  Pteridophytes  within  the  Rocky  Mountain  re- 
gion, from  the  British  boundary  to  New  Mexico. 
Adapted  to  the  field  botanist  within  that  region 

58197- 

Dana,  Mrs.  William  Starr. 

How  to  Know  the  Wild  Flowers.  New 
edition,  revised  and  enlarged.  Illus. 
N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1895,  372  p.,  D.  81.75. 

Gives  directions  for  use  of  the  book  and  collection  of 
plants;  chapterson  fertilization  of  flowers, explanation 
of  terms  used  and  discussion  of  some  of  the  most  im- 
portant plant  families.  Common  and  scientific  nanus 
of  plants,  together  with  full  description  and  popular 
accountof  each  species.  Illustrations  accurate  and  ex- 
cellent. Plants  grouped  by  color  of  flowers,  without 
attempt  at  scientific  classification.  Aims  at  popular- 
izing the  knowledge  of  plants.  Technical  terms  few. 
One  of  the  best  works  of  the  kind  extant.  Wei' adapted 
to  the  lover  of  wild  flowers  who  wishes  to  become  bet- 
ter acquainted  with  them  without  special  training. 

580. 

Darwin,  Charles. 

Fertilization  of  Orchids-  by  Insects.  2d 
edition.  Illus.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1SS4, 
300  p.,  D.  fi.75. 

One  of  the  most  important  contributions  to  our 
knowledge  of  the  relations  between  insects  and  plants, 
based  upon  extended  personal  observation.  Adapted 
to  the  general  reader  and  to  the  special  student. 

581  16. 

Insectivorous  Plants.  Illus.  N.  Y.,  Ap- 
pleton, 1875,462  p.,  D.  {2. 

The  best  general  work  on  a  most  attractive  and 
remarkable  phase  of  plant  life,  derived  from  personal 
observation.  Adapted  to  the  general  reader  and  the 
special  student.  580. 

Power  of  Movement  in  Pi\ni^.  Illus. 
N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1880,  592  p.,  D.  $2. 

A  philosophical  exposition  of  the  movements  mani- 
fested by  plants,  as  derived  from  personal  obs<-r\  ation. 
Adapted  to  the  general  reader  and  to  the  special  stu- 
dent. 581.1. 

Dawson,  Sir  John  William. 

Geological  History  of  Plants.  (Inter- 
national Scientific  series.)  Illus.  N.  Y., 
Appleton,  1888,  290  p.,  $1.75. 

A  clear,  authoritative,  and  popular  digest  of  the  re- 


io6 


Botany. 


lations  of  plant  life  to  the  various  geological  epochs. 
Adapted  to  the  general  reader  and  advanced  student. 

580. 
De  Bary,  A. 

Comparative  Anatomy  of  the  Vegetative 
Organs  ok  the  Ph  lnerogams  and  Ferns. 
Transl.  from  the  German.  Illus.  Oxford, 
Clarendon  Press,   1884,  659  p.,  O.  22s.  6d. 

The  standard  authority  on  the  anatomy  of  the 
higher  plants.  Adapted  to  advanced  and  special 
students.  581.1. 

Comparative  Morphology  and  Biology  of 
the  Fungi,  Mycetozoa,  and  Bacteria. 
Transl.  from  the  German.  Illus.  Oxford, 
Clarendon  Press,  1887,  525  p.,  O.  22s.  6d. 


The  best   general  summary, 
vanced  and  special  student. 


Adapted   to  the   ad- 
581.4. 


De  Candolle,  Alphonse. 

Origin  of  Cultivated  Plants.  (Interna- 
tional Scientific  series.)  N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
1884,  468  p.,  D.  §2. 

The  standard  authority  on  the  origin  of  cultivated 
plants.     Adapted  to  the  general  reader.  580. 

Dyer,  T.  F.  Thiselton. 

Folk-lore  of  Plants.  N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
1889,  328  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

An  admirable,  concise,  and  systematic  summary, 
with  illustrative  cases.     Adapted  to  the  general  reader. 

398. 
Goebel,  K. 

Outlines  of  Classification  and  Special 
Morphology.  Transl.  from  the  German 
and  revised.  Illus.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
1887,  515  P-.  O.  $5-25- 

An  advanced  text-book,  giving  a  comprehensive 
summary  of  the  morphology  of  plants  based  on  modern 
lines  of  research.  Adapted  to  the  advanced  student 
and  general  reader.  580.1. 


Goodale,  George  L. 

Physiological  Botany. 
Text  Books,  II.)     Illus. 
Co.,  1888,  478+36  P-.  D. 


(Gray's   Series  of 
N.  Y.,  Am.  Book 

$2. 


One  of  the  best  works  on  the  minute  anatomy  and 
physiology  of  plants,  with  directions  for  the  practical 
student.  Clear,  concise,  comprehensive.  Adapted  to 
advanced  students  and  to  the  general  reader.     581.1. 

Wild  Flowers  of  America.  51  colored 
plates  by  Isaac  Sprague.  Bost.,  Bradlee 
Whidden,  1SS6,  210  p.,  Q.  $7-5°. 

The  best  popular  work  on  the  wild  flowersof  Amer- 
ica. Accurate  illustrations  in  color  from  nature.  Text 
Scientific  and  trustworthy.  Adapted  to  the  general 
student  and  to  every  lover  of  flowers,  581  97. 

Gray,  Asa. 

School  and  Field  Book  of  Botany.  Re- 
vised by  L.  1 1.  Bailey.  Illus.  N.Y.,Am. 
Book  Co.,  1895,  226,  519  p.,  D.  $1.80. 

Part  I.  —  A  very  useful  summary  of  the  structure  and 
classification  Of  plants,  with  a  lull  glossary  of  terms. 
Adapted  to  beginners, 

Part  II.— A  manual  for  the  recognition  of  the  more 
Widely  known  introduced  and  Cultivated  plants. 
Adapted  to  gardeners  and  to  field  botanists  as  a  com- 
panion to  Gray's  "  Manual."  580.2. 

Manual  of  the  Botany  of  the  Northern 

United  States.  6th  edition.  Illus.    N.Y., 

Am.  Book  Co.,  7<">°  p.,  D.  $2. 

The  standard  manual  for  the  recognition  of  Phan- 
erogams    Pteridophytes,   and   Hepaticse  e.ist   of    the 

Mississippi  River  and  north  of  North  Carolina  and 
Tennessee,  with  a  glossary  of  terms.  Adapted  to  the 
field  botanist  within  that  region.  581.97. 


Structural  Botany.  6th  edition.  Illus. 
N.  Y.,  Am.  Book  Co.,   1SS0,  442  p.,  D.  S2. 

The  leading  text-book  on  the  general  morphology 
of  the  phanerogams.  It  contains,  also,  an  important 
outline  of  the  history  and  principles  of  classification. 
Adapted  to  the  general  reader  and  to  the  students  of 
high  schools.  581.4. 

Hardinge,  E.   M. 

W1111  1  in;  Wild  Flowers.  Illus.  N.  Y., 
Baker  ov  Taylor  Co.,  1S94,  271  p.,  S.  $1. 

A  pleasantly  written  book,  containing  many  inter- 
esting facts  relative  to  plant  life.  Devoid  of  systematic 
treatment,  style  popular,  technical  terms  few,  Adapted 
as  a  reader  to  beginners,  but  of  no  value  for  the  recog- 
nition of  plants.  580. 

Mathews,  F.  Schuyler. 

Familiar  Flowers  of  the  Field  and  Gar- 
den. Illus.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1S95,  30S  p., 
D.  $1.75. 

A  popular  description  of  wild  flowers  arranged  in 
chronological  sequence,  illustrated  by  well-drawn  fig- 
ures ;  with  a  systematical  index  giving  family,  color, 
locality,environment,and  date  of  blooming.  Scientific 
and  common  names  are  given ;  technical  terms  tew. 
Aims  at  popularizing  the  study  of  plants.  Adapted  to 
stimulate  a  wider  knowledge  of  the  plants  about  us, 
but  of  limited  value  for  the  recognition  of  species. 
Chiefly  useful  for  those  who  have  little  time  or  in- 
clination for  scientific  study.  580. 

Miller,  Ellen,  and  Whiting,  Margaret  Chris- 
tine. 

Wild  Flowers  of  the  Northeastern 
Spates  :  Drawn  and  Described  from  Life. 
N.  Y.,  Putnam,  1895,  114-622  p.,  Q.  $4.50. 

Comprises  308  flowers,  given  in  large  and  free  illus- 
trations. The  families  are  arranged  in  the  order  laid 
down  in  Gray's  "Manual."  The  descriptions  are 
given  in  simple  and  clear  language.  580. 

Miiller,  Hermann. 

Fertilization  of  Flowers.  Illus.  Transl. 
from  the  German  by  D' Arcy  W.  Thompson ; 
with  preface  by  Charles  Darwin.  Lond., 
Macmillan,  1SS3,  669  p.,  O.  21s. 

A  comprehensive  and  authoritative  discussion  of  the 
various  external  agencies  by  which  fecundation  in 
plants  is  accomplished.  Adapted  to  the  advanced  stu- 
dent and  the  general  reader.  581.16. 

Newell,  Jane  H. 

Outlines  of  Lessons  in  Botany.  Bost., 
Ginn  &  Co.,  1S93.  Part  I.,  From  Seed  to 
Leaf.  Illus.  150  p.,  50  c.  Part  II., 
Flower  and  Fruit.     Illus.     393  p.,  So  c. 

A  concise,  clear,  and  attractive  presentation  of  some 
of  the  more  prominent  facts  in  the  structure  and  growth 
of  familiar  plants.  Emphasizes  the  importance  of  study 
in  the  field.  Treatment  devoid  of  excessive  technicali- 
ties. Full  glossary  of  terms.  Specially  adapted  to  the 
young  either  for  special  reading  or  general  studv 

5807. 
A  READER  in  Botany.     Bost.,   Ginn  &  Co., 

1S93.     Part  I.,  From  Seed  to  Leaf.     Illus. 

209  p.,  60c.     Part   II.,   Flower  and  Fruit. 

Illus.      1  7< j  p.,  60  c. 

An  admirable  compilation  of  some  of  the  more  sali- 
ent features  in  the  structure  and  economy  of  plant  life. 
Specially  adapted  as  readers  for  voting  pupils,  to  whom 

this  and  the  preceding  bonk  would  bring  a  new  inter- 
est in  the  study  oi  plant  life.  580.7. 

Penhallow,  D.  P. 

Botanical  Collector's  Guide.  Illus. 
Montreal,  E.  M.  Renouf,  1S91,  125  p.,  75  c. 

A  band]  poi  kct  guide  to  the  collection  and  preserva- 
tion ot  Phaner  'gams  and  Pteridophytes,  with  samples 
of  labels,  drying  and  mounting  paper,  etc.  Emphasizes 
the  need  of  practical  study  and  observation  in  the  field. 
Adapted  to  beginners  and  pupils  of  high  schools. 

580.7. 


Botany. 


107 


Sachs,  Julius  von. 

HISTORY    ok     llnrwv    |i>;,n   isi>,>).     Transl. 

from    the    German   ami    revised.     N.    Y., 

Macmillan,  1890,  563  p.,  0.  $2.50. 

Tin'  most  philosophical  and  trustworthy  work  on 
the  history  of  botanical  science.  Adapted  to  the  gen- 
eral reader  and  advanced  student.  580.0. 

Smith,  John. 
Dictionary  of  Economic    Plants.    N.  v., 

Macmillan,  1882,  457  p.,  O.  $3.50. 

A  useful  compendium  of  the  popular  names  oi 
plants  which  supply  the  natural  and  a<  quired  warns  ,.1 
man  in  all  matters  of  domestic  and  general  ei  onomy  ; 
tlu-ir  history,  produt  is,  and  uses.  Adapted  to  the  gen- 
eral student.  580.3. 


Spaulding.  Volney  M. 

Introduction    ro    Botany.    Bost., 
Heath  &  Co.,  1S93,  246  p.,  D.  So  c. 


D.    C. 


A  convenient,  reliable,  and  useful  guide  t"  the 
Study  of  plants  in  their  broader  botanical  aspects. 
Contains  directions  to  student  and  teacher,  list  of  ref 
erence  works,  and  specifications  for  a  simple  laboratory 
outfit.  A  book  to  arouse  interest  and  enthusiasm. 
Admirably  adapted  to  grammar  schools  and  to  stu- 
dents working  independently,  but  for  the  latter  no 
wholly  satisfactory  work,  can  be  named,  as  much  must 


be  lefl  to  the  discretion  and  intelligence  ol  pn  1 
qualified  lea<  h<-i  s.  580  7. 

Trouessart,  E.  L. 

Microbes,  Ferments,  and  Moulds.    (Inter- 
national   Scientific  series.)     Illus.     N.   Y.. 
Appleton,  1886,  314  p.,  I).  $1.50. 
The  best  popular  summary  rning  some  of  the 

most   important    forms   ol    plant   life.      Adapted    to  the 

general  Btudent,  580.0. 

Vines,  S.  H. 
Lectures  <>\    ihk  Physiology  of  Plants. 

Illus.      N.  Y.,  Macmillan,    1S86,    710  p.     - 

\  cleai  and  reliable  exposition  of  the  functions  ol 

plants.     Adapted  to  the  advanced  student  and  general 
reader.  581    1 

Weed,  Clarence  Moores. 

Ten  New  Enoland  Blossoms  and  Their 
Insect  Visitors.  Illus.  Host.,  Hough- 
ton, 1895,  8  +  142  p.,  D.  $1.25. 

The  ten  blossoms,  familiar  also  in  Canada,  are  the 
glaucous  willow,  may  flower,  spring  beauty, purple  tril- 
lium,  jack-in-the-pulpit,  showy  orchis,  pink  lady's- 
slipper  fringed  polygala,  Canada  lily,  and  common 
thistle.  A  charming  book  for  children,  richly  illus- 
trated. It  brings  young  observers  to  the  ground  com- 
mon tu  the  studies  of  flowers  and  of  insects.    581.16 


NATURAL    HISTORY    AND     HUMAN 

EVOLUTION. 


A  SELECTION  FROM  THEIR  LITERATURE, 


ANNOTATED  BY 


OLIVE  THORNE  MILLER, 

Author  of  "Bird  Ways,"  "In  Nesting  Time,"  etc. 


Brooklyn,  N.   Y.  ,/i/ne,  1895. 


Agassiz,  Elizabeth  C.  and  Alexander. 

Sea    Side   Studies   in   Natural   History. 

Illus.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $3. 

A  treatise  on  the  marine  creatures  common  to  our 
coast,  more  particularly  that  of  Massachusetts  Bay. 
Too  scientitic  for  the  beginner,  but  useful  to  more  ad- 
vanced students  as  a  manual.  590  7. 

Agassiz,  Louis. 

Methods  of  Study  in  Natural  History. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50. 

A  charming  work  in  Agassiz's  simple  and  attractive 
style, untechnical  in  manner,  and  broadening  and  inspir- 
1  lg  to  the  reader  It  aims  to  give  hints  to  young  students 
in  the  best  method  of  arriving  at  scientific  truth,  and 
includesasketch  of  the  history  of  Science.  It  was  writ- 
ten as  a  protest  against  the  Darwinian  theory,  and  natu- 
rally is  not  brought  down  to  date.  590.7. 

Ballard,  Harlan  H. 

Three  Kingdoms:  Handbook  of  the  Agassiz 
Association.  N.  Y.,  Writers'  Pub.  Co., 
75  c. 

An  outgrowth  of  the  Agassiz  Association,  being  an- 
swers to  the  questions  asked  for  years  by  students  of 
Naural  History  throughout  the  country  Organizing 
a  society,  conducting  a  meeting,  starting  a  museum, 
collecting  and  preserving  plants,  seaweed,  insects, 
birds  and  eggs,  minerals,  etc.,  are  considered.    A  list 

ot   recommended   1 ks  is  given.     At  the  end  of  this 

department  see  note  on  Agassiz  Association.      590. 7. 

Bamford,   Mary  A. 

Ui'  and  Down  mik  Brooks.  Illus.  (River- 
side library  for  young  people.)  Bost., 
Houghton.  250  p.,  S.  75  c. 

An  interesting  and  trustworthy  introduction  to  the 
study  of  insect  life  in  and  about  fresh-water  streams 

5907. 
Bates,  Henry  W. 

A  Naturalisi  on  the  River  Amazons. 
Bost.,  Roberts.  $2.50.  With  memoir  of 
the  author  by  Edward  Clodd.  N.  Y.,  Ap- 
pleton,  $5. 

A  record  of  personal  adventures,  combined  with  the 
observations  ot  .1  trained  student  on  the  great  river, 
the  country  through  which  u  flows,  and  the  marvels 
of  insect  and  animal  life  which  abound  there.  It  is 
written  in  clear  and  simple  style  ;  is  interesting  to  the 

neral  reader  as  well  as  to  the  naturalist.  It  has  long 
been  .1  favoi  ite.  590. 

Birds.  See  Ballard,  Burroughs,  Coues,  Gib- 
son, Grant,  Keyser,  Merriam,  Miller,  Thomp- 
son, Torrey,  Treat,  Willcox,  Wright. 

Buckley,  Arabella  C. 
Winners  in   Life's   Race,   or  The  Great 


Back-bone  Family.     Illus.     N.Y.,  Apple- 
ton,  $1.50. 

A  popular  treatise  on  the  early  history  of  mammals, 
intended  to  introduce  and  interest  the  reader  in  the 
study  of  Natural  History.  Graphically  written  and 
good  for  beginners.  596. 

Burroughs,  John. 

Wake  Robin.  Winter  Sunshine.  Fresh 
Fields.  Locusts  and  Wild  Honey. 
Pepacton.  Signs  and  Seasons.  Rivekby. 
Bost.,  Houghton,  7  vols.,  £1.25  each. 

Essays  on  Nature  and  Bird  life,  extending  over 
many  years,  in  Mr.  Burroughs'  well-known  delightful 
style.  590. 

Chapman,  Frank  M. 

Handbook  ok  the  Birds  ok  Eastern  North 
America.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1S95,  421  p., 
D.  S3. 

An  exhaustive  manual  of  the  five  hundred  species 
of  birds  to  be  found  in  the  area  designated.  Useful  to 
the  student  of  Ornithology  studying  the  bird  in  the 
hand,  as  well  as  to  the  bird-lover  who  wishes  to 
"  name  the  birds  without  a  gun."  598.2. 

Clodd,  Edward. 

A  Primer  of  Evolution.  N.  Y.,  Long- 
mans, 1S95,  1S5  p.,  D.  75  c. 

An  abridgment  of  the  author's  "Story  of  Crea- 
tion," a  CI  indensed  statement,  and  a  good  general  view 
of  the  Theory  of  Evolution,  beginning  with  elements 
or  atoms,  and  proceeding  systematically  to  social  evo- 
lution. Written  in  remarkably  clear,  simple,  and 
attractive  style,  easily  understood  by  the  unscientific 
reader,  and  an  excellent  introduction  to  the  more 
elaborate  \\  oiks  on  the  subject.  575. 

Comstock,  John  Henry,  and  Comstock,  Anna 
Botslord. 

Manual  for  the  Study  of  Insects.  Ithaca, 
N.  Y.,  Comstock  Pub.  Co.,  1895,  700  p., 
83.75. 

A  general  work  on  entomology,  with  analytical 
keys  to  the  orders  and  families  ;  devoted  especially  I'  I 
insects,  their  lives  and  transformations;  describing 
the  common  species,  and  very  fully  illustrated.  Writ- 
ten in  clear,  untechnical  language,  interesting  to  the 
general  reader.  A  feature  helpful  to  the  beginner  is 
the  pronunciation  of  the  Latin  names.  595.7. 


Coues,  Elliot. 

Key  to   Nor  111 
vised  edition. 


American   Birds.    4th  re- 
lllus.     Bost.,   Estes,  $7.50. 


A  standard  key  to  all  the  birds  of  North  America. 
Valuable  as  a  manual  of  reference.  Written  in  Dr. 
(ones'  delightful,  untechnical  Style,  and  fullv  illus- 
trated. 598  2. 


Na tural  History  and  Human  Evolution. 


109 


Darwin,  Charles. 

Descent  OF  M  in  andSelection  in  Relation 
to  Sex.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $3. 

An  exposition  of  the  theory  thai  man  is  descended 
from  ape-like  animals,  with  arguments  and  evidences 
in  its  favoi  573.2. 

Origin  of  Species.  Revised,  with  the  latest 
additions  and  corrections.  N.  Y.,  Apple- 
ton,  1  vol.,  £2;  2  vols.,  large  print,  S4. 

Tins  work  is  the  corner-stone  of  the  theory  of  evolu- 
tion as  extended  to  organic  life.  575.8. 

Drummond,  Henry. 
The  Ascent  of  Man.     N.  Y.,  James  Pott  & 
Co.,  1S94,  9+346  p.,  D.  $2. 

An  able  and  interesting  work  surveying'  the  whole 
process  of  human  evolution.  The  author  lays  stress 
on  the  struggle  for  the  life  of  others  which,  beginning 
in  motherhood,  has  enormously  qualified  the  struggle 
1  >r  sell  emphasized  by  Darwin.  573.2. 

Evolution,  Human.  See  Clodd,  Darwin, 
Drummond,  Hartmann,  Morgan,  Romanes, 
Wallace,  Weismann.  For  Evolution  in 
General,  see  under  Philosophy  in  General, 
Collins,  Fiske,  and  Spencer. 


Fishes.      See     Agassiz, 
Goode,  G.  B. 


Elizabeth     C,     and 


Gibson,  William  Hamilton. 

Sharp  Eyes.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  1892,  322  p., 

O.S?. 

Published  first  as  chapters  in  Harper's  Young  People, 
and  well  calculated  to  interest  young  persons  in  insect 
life.  Written  in  simple  style  and  exquisitely  illus- 
trated by  the  author.  590.4. 

Goode,  G.  Brown. 

American  Fishes.  Illus.  N.  Y.,  Standard 
Book  Co.,  1SS9,  12+496  p.,  O.  $5. 

A  popular  and  interesting  treatise  upon  the  game 
and  food  tishes,  with  especial  reference  to  their  hab- 
its and  the  methods  of  capturing  them.  Author  is 
assistant  secretary  of  the  Smithsonian  Institution, 
Washington,  D.  C.  597. 

Grant,  John  B. 

Our  Common  Birds  and  How  to  Know 
Them.  Illus.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1S91,  216  p., 
T.  Si. 50. 

Helpful  to  beginners  in  the  study  of  birds.  The 
color  key  is  useful,  but  the  plates  from  mounted  birds 
are  not  very  accurate.  It  has  a  calendar  of  dates  at 
which  birds  may  be  expected.  598.2. 

Hartmann,  Robert. 

Anthropoid  Apes.  (International  Scientific 
series.)  X.  Y.,  Appleton,  18S6,  325  p.,  D. 
$1.75. 

Beginning  with  a  brief   history  of  our  acquain'ancc 

with  the  apes,  the  author  proceeds  to  give  a  popular 
account")  their  structure,  varieties,  and  distribution, 

devoting  a  chapter  to  their  life  in  captivity,  and  an- 
other to  their  position  in  the  Zoological  System. 

599.8. 

Hudson,  C.  H. 

The  Naturalist  in  La  Plata.  Illus.  N.  Y., 
Appleton,  1S92,  388  p.,  I).  84. 

Charmingly  written  and  trustworthy  accounts  'if 
s<>me  of  the  little-known  birds,  mammals,  and  insei  ts 

of  Patagonia,  with  suggestive  essays  on  the  death- 
feigning  instinct  and  other  subjects  of  interest.  I'n- 
technical  and  attractive  to  the  general  reader  as  well 
as  to  the  specialist.  590. 

Insects.     'See    Ballard,     Bamford,     Comst<»  k, 
Lubbock,  Manton,  McCook,  Packard,  Treat. 


Keyser,  Leander  S. 

Bikd-dom.  Bost.,  Lothrop,  1S91,  226  p.,  D. 
$1. 

Popularly  written  accounts  of  bird  life  in  Ohio,  in- 
tended particularly  to  interest  young  persons  in  the 
study,  and  lull  ol  fresh  observations  ami  suggestions. 
Will  serve  tor  all  Middle  Western  States  in  its  obser- 
vations ;  written  in  pleasing  style.  598.2. 

Lubbock,  Sir  John. 

ANTS,  Bf.es,  and  Wasps,  (International 
Scientific  series.)  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1882, 
448  p.,  D.  $2. 

A  pleasantly  written  record  of  experiments  with  the 
insects  named  during  a  period  of  ten  years.  Treating 
of  their  habits  and  manners,  their  relations  to  plants, 
to  other  animals,  to  their  relatives,  their  power  of 
communication,  their  senses,  and  their  general  intelli- 
gence. 595.7. 

Manton,  W.  P. 

Insects  :  How  to  Catch  and  How  to  Pre- 
pare them  for  the  Cabinet.  Bost.,  Lee 
&  Shepard,  1881,  32  p.,  D.  50  c. 

Full  of  capital  directions  and  hints,  in  simple  and 
easily  understood  language.  No  directions  for  identi- 
fication or  classifying.  It  is  eminently  practical,  and 
requires  no  expensive  outfit.  595.7. 

McCook,  Henry  C. 

Tenants  of  an  Old  Farm.  Illus.  N.  Y., 
Fords,  1886,  460  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

A  pleasantly  written  work,  connected  by  a  thread 
of  story,  on  insect  life  and  manners,  particularly 
spiders,  on  which  Dr.  McCook  is  a  well-known  au- 
thority. Fully  illustrated,  and  in  addition  supplied 
with  grotesque  cuts  by  Dan  Beard,  which  do  not  en- 
hance its  value,  but  do  add  to  its  fun.  595.4. 

Merriam,  Florence  A. 

Birds  Through  an  Opera  Glass.  (River- 
side library  for  young  people.)  Bost., 
Houghton,  1889,  223  p.,  S.  75  c. 

An  introduction  to  the  study  of  ornithology.  Not 
too  scientific  for  the  beginner,  yet  giving  some  idea  of 
classification.    Almost  wholly  original.  598.2. 

Miller,  Olive  Thome. 

Bird  Ways.  In  Nesting  Time.  Little 
Brothers  of  the  Air.  A  Bird  Loyer  in 
THE  West.  Bost.,  Houghton,  4  vols., 
Si. 25  each. 

Untechnical  but  trustworthy  studies  of  bird  life, 
both  in  freedom  and  captivity.     Original  observations. 

598.2. 

Our  Home  Pets:  How  to  Keep  Them  Well 
and  Happy.     N.  Y.,  Harper,  Si. 25. 

A  practical  treatise  on  the  selection  and  care  of 
pets,  especially  birds,  but  embracing  also  dogs,  cats, 
and  nearly  all  our  more  common  captives.  590. 

Morgan,  C.  Lloyd. 

Animal  Life  and  Intelligence.  Illus. 
Bost.,  Ginn,  1891,  512  p.,  D.  S4- 

Contents:  The  Natureof  Animal  Life.  The  Process 
of  Lite      Reproduction  and  Development.     Variation 

and  Natural  Selection.  Heredity  and  the  Origin  of 
Variations.  Organic  Evolution.  The  Senses oi  Ani- 
mals. Mental  Pro,  esses  in  Man.  Mental  Processes 
in  Animals:  Their  1'owers  of  Perception  and  Intelli- 
gence. rh<  Feelings  of  Animals :  Their  Appetences 
and  Emotions.  Animal  Activities:  Habit  and  In- 
stinct.    Mental  Evi  ilution. 

A  work  for  the  advanced  student,  being  a  special 
study  of  the  mental  proi  esses  of  the  lower  animals,  the 
first  part  a  careful  consideration  of  organic  evolution. 
It  is  written  111  a  clear  Style,  intended  for,  and  in  gen- 
eral easily  comprehended  by,  the  ordinarily  intelli- 
gent rea  591.5. 


no 


Natural  History  and  Human  Evolution. 


Morse,  Edward  S. 

First  Book  of  Zoology.  N.  Y.,  Am.  Book 
Co.,  iSS  p.,  D.  S7  c. 

Prepared  for  pupils  wishing  to  gain  a  general 
knowledge  of  the  structure,  habits,  and  modes  of 
growth  of  lower  animals,  such  as  snails,  insects, 
spiders,  crustaceans,  worms,  etc.  Directions  are 
given  tor  collecting  and  preserving  specimens,  for 
observing  habits,  etc.  It  treats  of  American  forms 
only,  and  is  fully  illustrated.  590. 

Nicholson,  H   Alleyne. 

Manual  of  Zoology.  N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
1SS0,  871  p.,  O.  82.50. 

An  exhaustive  treatise  on  the  whole  animal  kingdom, 
from  the  protozoa  to  man.  It  is  technical  in  treatment, 
but  supplied  with  a  glossary.  Intended  for  advanced 
students,  and  perfectly  trustworthy,  but,  in  these  days 
of  rapid  advance  in  science,  perhaps  not  fully  up  to 
date.  590 

Packard,  A.  S.,  Jr. 

Entomology  for  Beginners.  3d  edition 
revised.     N.  Y.,  Holt,  18SS,  31.40. 

Popularly  written  for  beginners  and  useful  to  ad- 
vanced students.  Contains  directions  for  collecting, 
preserving,  forming  cabinets,  mounting  for  the  mi- 
croscope,  preparing  insects  for  study,  and  a  guide  to 
the  books  describing  species.  595.7- 

Romanes,  George  John. 

Animal  Intelligence.  (International  Scien- 
tific series.)  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1SS3,  520 p., 
Si-75- 

A  popularly  written  treatise  on  the  evidences  of 
intelligence  in  animals.  Its  scope  includes  insects,  tish, 
reptiles,  birds,  and  mammals;  numerous  interesting 
anecdotes  are  given  in  proof  of  the  author's  position 

591.5. 

Darwin  and  After  Darwin:  I.  The  Dar- 
winian Theory.  Illus.  Chic,  Open  Court 
Pub.  Co.,  1S92,  450  p.,  D.  $2. 

The  best  brief  exposition  of  Darwinism,  carefully 
prepared  for  popular  use  by  the  assumption  of  perfei  I 
ignorance  of  Natural  Science  on  the  part  of  the  reader. 
A  sequel,  "Post-Darwinian  Questions,"  edited  by  Prof. 
C.  Lloyd  Morgan,  same  publishers,  f  1.50. 

Examination  of  Weis.manmsm.  Chic,  Open 
Court  Pub.  Co.,  1S93,  209  p.,  D.  §1. 

In  this  volume  Romanes  treats  of  Weismann's 
theories,  leaving  the  assumption  of  non-transmissibility 
of  acquired  characters,  upon  which  they  are  based,  for 
consideration  in  a  future  (and  unwritten)  volume.  See 
Weismann's  "  Essays  Upon  Heredity."  575. 

Stokes,  Alfred  C,  M.D. 

Microscopy  for  Bkuinners.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
1887,  308  p.,  D.  §1.50. 

This  book  aims  to  stimulate  the  interest  of  the  be- 
ginner by  helping  him  to  learn  the  names  of  some  of 
the  common  fresh-water  microscopical  organisms,  both 
animal  and  vegetable.  It  is  simple  and  direct  in 
method,  and  the  subject  is  made  very  attractive.  The 
keys  for  identification  are  excellent,  and  the  glossary 
explains  the  technical  terms  unavoidably  emploved. 
Probably  the  best  book  of  its  kind.  578. 

Thompson,  Maurice. 

Byways  and  Bird-Notes.  N.  Y.,  John  B. 
Alden,  1885,  179  p.,  S.  75  c. 

Original  and  delightfully  recounted  observations 
on  birds,  espct  i.tllv  those  of  the  Southern  States. 

598  2. 
Thomson,  T.  Arthur. 

Study  of  Animal  Life.  (University  series.) 
N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1 892,  81.50. 

One  of  the  manuals  prepared  tor  the  University 
Extension  work.  It  teaches  the  natural  method 
study,  first  interesting  the  student  in  the  object,  the 
animal  in  its  every-day  life  and  natural  surroundings, 
thence  leading  to  the  study  of  its  internal  activities.  i:s 
structure,  and  lastly  to  the  theories  of  animal  life 
The  subject  is  simply  and  popularly  presented  in  an 
inspiring  way.  590  7. 


Bost., 


Thoreau,  Henry  D. 

Waldbn;  ok,  Life  in  the  Woods. 
Houghton,  357  p.,  O.  $1.50. 

A  well  known,  but  always  interesting  story  of  the 
author's  attempt  to  solve  the  problem  of  simple  living 
by  building  and  occupying  a  small  house  in  the  woods, 
with  many  keen  observations  on  animals,  plants,  and 
birds. 

Thoreau's  Works,  11  vols.,  are  published  by  Hough- 
ton, Bosion,  $1.50  each.  They  include  -"  A  Week  on 
the  Concord  and  Merrimac  Rivers,"  "  The  Maine 
Woods,"  "  Cape  Cod,"  and  "  Excursions.''  590. 

Torrey,  Bradford. 

Birds  in  the  Bush.  The  Rambler's  Lease. 
The  Foot-path  Way.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
3  vols.,  81.25  each. 

Chiefly  studies  of  birds  in  rambles  in  various  parts 
of  New  England.  They  are  among  the  best  literature 
concerning  birds.  598  2. 

Treat,  Mrs.  Mfery. 

Home  Studies  in  Nature.  Illus.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  253  p.,  D.  81.50. 

Original  studies  in  bird,  insect,  and  plant  life.  Part  I. 
is  observations  on  birds;  Part  II.,  the  habits  of  insects, 
especially  the  burrowing  spiders;  Part  III.,  plantsthat 
consume  animals,  of  which  author  has  made  close 
study;  Part  I V.,  flowering  plants.  590. 

Wallace,  Alfred  Russel. 

Contributions  to  the  Theory  of  Natural 
Selection,  Tropical  Nature,  and  other 
essays.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  81.75. 

Essays  on  descriptive  and  theoretical  biology  in 
pleasing  and  popular  style.  The  author  was  co-dis- 
coverer with  Charles  Darwin  of  the  law  of  natural 
selection.  He  here  sets  forth  original  observations 
and  arguments  in  its  support.  575.4. 

Darwinism.  Illus.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1S90, 
14+494  p.,  D.  8i-75- 

An  exposition  of  the  theory  of  Natural  Selection, 
bringing  the  subject  down  to  1889,  in  Mr.  Wallace's 
well-known  lucid  and  pleasing  style.  Objections  to 
Darwinism  are  discussed  with  the  result  that  Mr.  Wal- 
lace deems  it  in  the  main  confirmed  by  thirty  years' 
observation  and  criticism.  575. 

Weismann,  D.  Auguste. 

Essays  Upon  Heredity  and  Kindred  Bio- 
1"',ical    Problems.      N.     Y.,    Macmillan, 
1889.     Vol.  I.,  448  p.,  $2;  Vol.  II.,    1-    a 
222  p.,  81.30. 

These  volumes  set  forth  Weismann's  theories  based 
upon   the   idea  that  there  can   be   no    inheritance 
characters  acquired  by  the  individual,    See  Romanes' 
"  Examination  of  Weismannism."  575. 

Willcox,  M.  A. 

Pocket  Guide  to  the  Common  Land  Birds 
OF  New  England.     Bost.,  Lee  &  S.,   1 

15S  p.,  D.  60  c 

Prepared  by  Prof.  Willcox  for  her  students  in  Welles- 
ley  College.  Gives  a  simple  ami  very  easily  mastered 
I  the  identification  of  ninety  of  the  most 
D  nmion  birds  of  New  England— which  are  those  of 
the  Mi. idle  States  as  well- and  a  short,  untechnical 
•  unt  of  each.  A  valuable  introduction  to  the 
study  of  birds.  598.2. 

Wright,  Mabel  Osgood. 

BlRDCRAFT.  X.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1S95,  315  p., 
D.  I3. 

An  excellent,  untechnical  manual  for  the  use  of 
persons  wishing  to  learn  the  names  and  something  •  f 
the  habits  ot  birds.  It  treats  in  a  charming  manner  of 
two  hundred  of  the  most  common  species,  and  identifi- 
cation is  made  simple  by  a  color  key  to  the  species. 

598  2. 


Natural  History  and  Human   Evolution. 


I  I  I 


NOTES. 

The  Agassi/  Association,  1'ittslield,  Mass.,  w  .is 
founded  m  187s  by  us  present  president,  Harlan  11, 
Ballard,  lis  purpose  is  to  en<  ourage  the  personal  ob- 
servation of  Nature,  and  to  stimulate  and  direct  thai 
sort  of  original  scientific  study  pursued  by  Louis 
Agassi/,  its  mi  al  branches,  01  "chapters,'1  collect  the 
minerals,  plants,  or  animals  of  their  immediate  neigh- 
borhood, learn  what  the}  can  regarding  their  collec- 
tions, "i  study  togethei  some  brant  h  ol  s<  tence.  1  here 
arc  family  and  school  chapters,  and  chapters  01  young 
01  "i  adult  persons  only.  Entrance  fee  for  achapter, 
$1.  Individuals  cm  |oin  tin-  Association  as  Corre- 
sponding Members:  entrance  ice.  50c.  The  Associa- 
tion publishes  "Three  Kingdoms,"  mentioned  in 
1  iregoing  list  ;  "  The  World  ol  Matter :  a  Guide  to  the 
Study  of  Chemistry  and  Mineralogy,"  bj  Harlan  H 
Ballard,  fi;  also  Tkt  Observer,  its  official  journal,  $1  a 

\  t  ar. 

The  National  Science  Club  for  Women,   Mrs.  I. aura 
O.  Talbott,  General  Secretary,  0.-7  1'  St.,  Washington, 

I  >   ( '..  lias  .1  membership  throughout  the  United  Mates. 

[tssections,  each  with  a  chairman,  include  Archaeology, 
1  trnithology.  [chthyology,  Psychology,  Botany,  Geol- 
ogy, Mineralogy,  Astronomy,  Meteorology,   Forestry, 

Microscopy,  Hygiene,  Medical  Science,  Economics. 
Fee  for  active  membership,  $1  annually. 

ANTHROPOLOGY. 

Clodd,  Edward. 

The  Story  of  PRIMITIVE  Man.     (Library  of 
useful  stories.)      Illus.      N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
1895,  1S4  p.,  S.  40  c. 
A  good  primer,  In  simple  language.  572. 


Mason,  Otis  Tufton. 
Woman's    Shake    in 


Primitive    Culture. 


Illus.  (Anthropological  series,  edited  by 
Prof,  Frederick  Starr,  University  of  Chi- 
cago.)    N.  V.,  Appleton,   1894,  9  +  295  p., 

D.  $1.75- 

Written  in  exemplification  of  the  fact  thai  the  be- 
ginnings "1    all    the  great    mdustn.il    arts    are    due    to 

woman.  ...  It  was  the  gradual  pressure  of  her 
insistence  upon  the  valued  the  product  of  her  first 
planted  food-grains  which  turned  mankind  from  the 
m.mii.mIh  savage  into  the  settled  tiller  of  the  soil,  Only 
after  the  necessity  "i  warfare  had  grown  less  ut 
.  .  .  did  the  arts  ut  peace  become  the  province  ol 
men.  .  .  .  The  more  than  equal  share  played  by 
woman  in  the  invention  and  spread  ol  language  has 
not  been  elsewhere  set  forth  with  so  much  clearness. — 
Nation. 

Author  is  Curator  of  the  Department  of  Ethni 
National  Museum,  Washington,  D.  C.  572. 

Tylor,  Edward  B. 

ANTHROPi  iL(  igy:  an  Introduction  to  the  Study 
of  Man  and  Civilization.  Illus.  (Inter- 
national Scientific  series.)  N.  Y.,  D.  Apple- 
ton  &  Co.,  1891,  xv.  +448  p.,  D.  $2. 

Much  the  best  introductory  work.  In  clear  and 
simple  language  prehistoric  man  is  described,  and  his 
tirst  steps  toward  civilization  as  a  maker  and  user  of 
tools,  as  the  discoverer  of  rlre,  are  traced.  Language, 
in  its  successive  stages  of  sign-making,  gesture,  and 
articulate  speech,  is  next  passed  under  review.  Writ- 
ing as  gradually  mastered  is  sketched.  The  arts  of 
life  and  the  sciences  are  outlined  from  their  beginnings. 
Chapters  on  the  spirit-world,  the  relations  of  history 
and  mythology,  and  society  close  the  work.  For  fuller 
treatment  see  this  author's  "  Primitive  Culture  " 
(N.  Y.,  Holt,  1889,  2  vols.,  $7),  and  Sir  John  Lubbock's 
"  Origin  of  Civilization  and  the  Primitive  Condition  of 
Man '' (N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $5).  Mr.  Tylor  is  president 
of  the  Anthropological  Society  of  England.  572. 


PSYCHOLOGY. 

A  SELECTION    FROM    ITS   LITERATURE,    WITH   NOTES,   BY 
E.  W.  SCRIPTURE,  Ph.D.  (Leipzig), 

Director  of  the  Yale  Psychological  Laboratory, 


New  Haven,  Conn.,  July,  1895. 


Holmes,  Oliver  Wendell. 

Mechanism  in  Thought  and  Morals.  In 
Vol.  VIII.  ("  Pages  from  an  old  volume  of 
life,"  p.  260.)  Riverside  Edition  of  Holmes' 
Works.     Bost.,  Houghton,  $1.50. 

Written  in  charming  style  twenty-five  years  ago, 
this  may  still  serve  as  an  introduction,  from  the  literary 
side,  to  the  new  psychology.  150. 

James,  William. 

Psychology  :  Briefer  Course.     N.  Y.,  Holt, 

1892,  13+478  p.,  D.  $2. 

Based  on  Prof.  James's  "  Principles  of  Psychology" 
(see  note  thereon).  About  two-fifths  of  this  book  are 
either  new  or  rewritten.  Omits  the  polemics,  history, 
and  pure  speculation  of  the  advanced  work.  Directly 
available  for  the  class-room  or  the  general  reader  who 
has  some  elementary  knowledge  of  the  subject.     150. 

Principles  of  Psychology  :  Advanced 
Course.  N.  Y.,  Holt,  2  vols.,  10+6S9, 
64-704  p.,  O.  $6. 

A  brilliant  and  suggestive  work.  Author  is  not  an 
experimental  psychologist.  As  a  whole,  the  volumes 
are  for  the  advanced  student,  but  the  chapters  on 
"Habit"  and  "Memory"  can  be  enjoyed  by  every 
reader.    See  note  on  Prof.  James's  "  Briefer  Course." 

150. 
Ladd,  George  Trumbull. 

Primer  of  Psychology.  N.  Y.,  Scribner, 
1894,  154-224  p.,  D.  $1. 

A  very  pleasant  and  readable  account  of  the  funda- 
mental problems  of  psychology.  150. 

Morgan,  C.  Lloyd. 

Introduction  to  Comparative  Psychology. 
N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1894,  144-382  p.,  D.  $1.25. 

Interesting  account  of  observations  on  acts  of  ani- 
mals. The  facts  related  are  subjected  to  critical  ex- 
amination, an  advance  over  previous  books  on  the 
same  subject.     Compare  with  Wundt.  150. 


Preyer,  W. 

Mental  Development  in  the  Child. 
Appleton,  1S94,  170  p.,  D.  $1. 


N.  Y., 


A  book  that  should  be  read  by. all  mothers,  kinder- 
gartners,  and  primary  teachers.  The  best  introduction 
to  the  important  subject  of  child-study.  Traces  the 
development  of  the  senses  in  the  order  of  their  unfold- 
ing, the  growth  of  the  notions  of  space,  time,  and 
<  ausality,  the  advent  of  language,  the  development  of 
self-consciousness.  The  book  has  a  valuable  introduc- 
tion by  Dr.  Wm.  T.  Harris.  Prof.  Preyer  can  be  re- 
garded as  the  founder  of  "  Child-Study.''  150. 


Ribot,  Th. 

German  Psychology  of  To-Day,  with  intro- 
duction by  James  McCosh,  D.D.     N.  Y., 

Scribner,  1S86,  $2. 

A  translation  by  Prof.  J.  M.  Baldwin  of  a  well- 
known  French  work.  Ribot  is  one  of  the  best  friends 
of  the  new,  or  experimental,  psychology,  although  he 
makes  the  mistake  of  confusing  it  with  physiology  of 
the  brain.  The  book  contains  an  excellent  account  of 
the  achievements  of  Herbart,  Fechner,  and  Wundt. 

150. 

Sanford,  Edmund  O. 

Course  in  Experimental  Psychology. 
Bost.,  Heath,  1S94,  1S3  p.,  D.  90  c. 

Very  elementary  set  of  experiments,  which  can  be 
performed  by  everybody,  based  upon  work  in  the  la- 
boratory of  Clark  University,  Worcester,  Mass.  Only 
a  part  of  the  first  section  (on  the  senses)  yet  pub- 
lished ;  Part  II.  in  press  (July,  1895).  150. 

Scripture,  E.  W. 

Thinking,  Feeling,  Doing.  Meadville,  Pa., 
Flood  &  Vincent,  Chautauqua  Century 
Press,  1S95,  304  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Elementary  work,  first  book  in  the  English  lan- 
guage on  the  new  psychology,  based  exclusively  on 
experiment.  No  long  words.  Special  attention  to 
practical   applications  in   evcry-day   life.      Copiously 


150. 


Bost.,  Heath, 


illustrated. 

Tracy,  Frederick. 

Psychology  of  Childhood. 
1895,  1S3  p.,  D.  90  c. 

A  clear  account  of  all  that  has  been  done  by  others 
in  this  new  field  of  psychology,  so  that  the  work  is  a 
useful  bibliography,  while  it  records  some  important 
original  observations,  especially  on  the  evolution  of 
the  faculty  of  speech.  Treats  of  infancy  rather  than 
childhood.  150. 

Wundt,  William. 

Human  and  Animal  Psychology.     N.  Y., 
Macmillan,  1892,  454  p.,  O.  £4. 

Prof.  Wundt,  of  the  University  of  Leipzig,  ;s  the 
gre.itest  psychologist  of  the  age;  founder  of  the  first 
psy<  hological  laboratory.  (Jives  in  this  hook  a  general 
yiew  of  psychology  and  its  methods,  with  bnei  ac- 
counts of  the  main  lines  of  experiment  and  their 
results,  Complete  and  clear  treatment  of  all  the  funda- 
mental problems  of  the  science.  Although  the  transla- 
tion uses  unnecessarily  long  words,  this  is  the  best 
handbook  on  the  subject  in  the  English  language. 

150. 


ECONOMIC,    SOCIAL   AND    POLITICAL 

SCIENCE. 


A   SELECTION    FROM    ITS    LITERATURE    BY 


GEORGE    ILES. 


New   York,  July,  1S95. 


For  a  full  bibliography,  published  in  1S91, 
see  "The  Reader's  Guide  in  Economic,  Social 
and  Political  Science."  Edited  by  R.  R.  Bow- 
ker  and  George  lies.  N.  V.,  G.  P.  Putnam's 
Sons,  cloth,  $1 ;  paper,  50  c. 

POLITICAL    ECONOMY:     GENERAL. 

Walker,  Francis  Amasa. 

Political  Economy  :  Briefer  Course.    N.  Y., 

Holt,  1S92,  S+415  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Prof.  E.  R.  A.  Seligman,  of  Columbia  College, 
says:  "A  condensation  of  the  author's  'Advanced 
Course.'  The  best  introduction  to  political  economy  in 
the  English  language."  330.1. 

Political     Economy  :     Advanced     Course. 
X.  Y.,  Holt,  1890,  537  P  .  O.  $2.50. 

Prof.  E.  R.  A.  Seligman,  of  Columbia  College, 
says:  "-  General  Walker  is  the  acknowledged  head  of 
the  American  economists.  Eminently  clear  and  logi- 
cal, suggestive  and  stimulating.  Advances  new  theo- 
ries of  distribution  and  makes  a  break  with  the  older 
doctrines.  This  work  is  accepted  as  a  text-book  in 
England."  330.1. 

LAND  AND  RENT. 

George,  Henry. 

Progress    and    Poverty.     N.    Y.,    Henry 
George,  Si. 
The  author's  proposal  of  a  "single  tax  "  equal  to 

f round-rent  has  called  forth   world  wide    discussion, 
'or  criticism  see  last  chapter  John  Rae's  "Contempo- 
r.iry  Socialism  "  (N.  V.,  Scribner,  82.50).  333. 

Walker,  Francis  A. 

Land  and  its  Rknt.     Bost.,  Little,  Brown  & 
Co.,  1883,  220  p.,  S.  75  c. 

Reviews  the  doctrines  of  Carey,  Bastiat,  Mill, 
I.erov,  Beaulieu,  and  George  aa  to  rent.  The  best 
American  book  on  the  subject  from  the  conservative- 
standpoint.  333. 

CAPITAL  AND  LABOR. 

Atkinson,  Edward. 

The  Industriai    Progress  01  the  Nation: 

Consumption    limited,    Production    unlim- 
ited.     N.    Y.,    Putnam,    1 S90,    395    p.,    0. 

SO- 

Contents:  The  Distribution  of  Products;  The 
I  1  I  luestion  :  The  Relative  Strength  and  Weakness 
of  Nations;  What  Shall  be  Taxed:  What  Shall  be 
Exempt  ;  A  Single  Tax  on  Land  :  Slow-burning  Con- 
struction. Timely  themes  treated  in  a  masterlv  and 
interesting  way.  330.4. 

Dexter,  Seymour. 

Co-operative  Savings  and   Loan   Associa- 


tions.    N.  Y.,  Appleton,   1889,  300  p.,  D. 

Si. 25. 

Clear  and  full  description  of  typical  forms  of  Build- 
ing and  Loan  Associations,  Mutual  Savings  and  Loan 
Associations,  and  Co-op-rative  Banks  Gives  history 
of  their  growth  in  the  United  States,  discussion  of  the 
advantages  of  different  forms,  and  description  of  mode 
of  organization  under  New  York  law.  334.1. 

Ely.  Richard  T. 
The  Lahor  Movement  in  America.     N.  Y., 

T.    Y.    Crowell    &    Co.,    18S6,    373    p.,   D. 

$1.50. 

A  history  which  includes  the  platforms  of  the  prin- 
cipal labor  organizations.  331.87. 

Gilman,  Nicholas  Paine. 

Prokit-siiaring    Between    Employer    and 

Employee.     Bost.,  Houghton,  1889,  460  p., 

O.  $1.75. 

The  one  comprehensive  book  on  this  subject.  Mr. 
Gilman  edits  a  small  quarterly,  "  Employer  and  Em- 
ployed," published  for  the  Association  for  the  Promo- 
tion of  Profit-Sharing  by  Geo.  H.  Ellis,  141  Franklin 
St.,  Boston,  Mass.,  40  c  a  year.  334.6. 

Gladden,  Washington. 

Tools  and  the  Man  :  property  and  industry 
under  Christian  law.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
1893,  30S  p.,  U.  Si. 25. 

Applies  moral  tests  to  the  institution  of  property, 
the  system  of  wage  earning,  theprocessof  competition, 
and  the  existing  organization  of  society.  Inquires 
how  the  industrial  system  can  be  Christianized.  .  .  . 
The  book  will  not  fail  to  clarify  the  view  of  those  who 
are  willing  to  work  for  society  and  are  seeking  direc- 
tion.—John  B.  Clark,  in  Political  Science  Quarterly. 

331.1. 
Lowell,  Josephine  Shaw. 

Industrial  Arbitration  and  Conciliation. 

N.  Y.,  Putnam,  1893, 116  p.,  D.  cloth,  75  c; 

paper,  40  c. 

Presents  the  various  methods  of  successful  labor  ar- 
bitration employed  since  i860  in  England,  Belgium, 
and  the  United  States.  A  concise  and  interesting  state- 
ment. 331.1. 

Mallock,  William  H. 
Lahor  and  the  Popular  Welfare.     N.  Y., 
Macmillan,  1894,  357  [»••  D.  90c. 
Undertakes  to  show  the  enormous  additions  which 
min  tinguished   from   manual  labor,   has   made 

in  the  wealth  of  the  world  Of  all  expositions  of  the 
kind,  this  is  the  most  cogent,  detailed,  and  the  best 
fortified.     Its  importance  ian    hardly  be  overrated.— 

331.1. 


Nation 


Arnold. 


\*  Y 

paper, 


Toynbee, 
Indusi  kiai  Revolution  in  England. 

Humboldt  Pub.  Co.,  isox),  cloth,  $1 

60  c. 

A   sympathetic  review  of  the  introduction  of  ma- 
chinery    within  the    past   century,   and    the 
increased  dependence  of  labor  on  capital. 


result 
331 


of 
L 


H4 


Economic,  Social  and  Political  Science. 


Webb,  Sidney,  and  Cox,  Harold. 


Eight  Hours  Day.  N.  Y.,  A.  Lovell,  272  p., 
D.,  paper,  50  c. 

Clear  and  well-balanced  arguments  for  and  against 
an  eight  hours  day.  Shows  that  the  general  result  of 
past  reductions  in  hours  has  been  beneficial  to  both 
capital  and  labor,  also  that  experience  shows  legislu 
tion  to  be  the  only  efficient  way  of  securing  such  limita- 
tion. The  chapter  on  practical  proposals  is  especially- 
valuable.  331.81. 

Wells,  David  A. 

Recent  Economic  Changes,  and  their  effect 
on  the  production  and  distribution  of 
wealth,  and  the  well-being  of  society. 
N.  Y.,  Appleton,  18S9,  12+493  p.,  D.  $2. 

A  graphic  recital  of  the  betterment  wrought  by 
modern  invention  and  enterprise.  The  increased  buy- 
ing power  of  a  dollar  is  proved  to  be  due  to  new  and 
improved  machinery,  transportation,  and  methods  of 
doing  business.  A  storehouse  of  facts  admirably- 
digested.  The  author  is  the  leading  authority  on 
American  taxation.  331.1. 

Wood,  Henry. 

The  Political  Economy  of  Natural  Law. 
Bost.,  Lee  cS:  Shepard,  1894,  305  p.,  D. 
$1.25. 

An  attempt  by  a  conservative  to  show  how  far  eco- 
nomic forces  express  natural,  and  therefore  irresistible, 
.aw.  Includes  a  survey  of  competition  and  co-opera- 
tion, strikes  and  lockouts,  trusts,  socialism,  monetary- 
theories,  free  trade  and  protection.  A  book  of  uncom- 
mon value,  simply  and  clearly  written.  331. 1. 

MONEY:  CURRENCY:  BANKING. 

Brough,  William. 

Natural  Law  of  Money.  N.  Y.,  Putnam, 
1894,  16S  p.,  D.  $1. 

One  of  the  most  meritorious  of  recent  publications 
upon  monetary  science.  In  a  remarkably  clear  and 
lucid  style  Mr.  Brough  shows  that  the  tendency  to 
substitute  credit  in  place  of  material  substances  is 
the  distinctive  mark  of  progress  in  the  art  of  effecting 
exchanges  .  .  .  Gold  has  now  become  the  standard 
money  of  international  trade,  but  its  use  as  currency  is 
decreasing  as  compared  with  that  of  credit. — Nation 

332. 


Harvey,  William  H. 


Coin's  Financial  School.  Chic,  Coin  Pub. 
Co.;  N.  Y.,  Am.  News  Co.,  1S95,  cloth, 
$1;  paper,  25  c,  or  50  c. 

A  widely  circulated  argument  in  favor  of  free  and 
unlimited  coinage  of  silver  by  the  United  States.  See, 
for  reply,  Horace  White's  "Coin's  Financial  Fool." 

332.42. 
White,  Horace. 

Coin's  Financial  Fool.  N.  Y.,  J.  S.  Ogil- 
vie  Co.,  1895,  paper,  25  c. 

A  reply  to  "Coin's  Financial  School,"  with  illus- 
trations by  Dan.  Beard.  An  unillustrated  pamphlet 
edition  is  published  by  the  Sound  Currency  Commit- 
tee, Reform  Club,  52  William  St.,  N.  Y.,  5  c.   332.42. 

Money  ami  Banking  :  illustrated  by  Ameri- 
can history.  Bost.,  Ginn  &  Co.,  ism?, 
488  p.,  D. 

The  latest  and  best  book  on  the  subject.  Reviews 
the  various  developments  of  paper  and  silver  currency 
and  gives  the  experience  of  Europe  with  the  gold 
standard.  Explains  what  a  bank  does,  describes  the 
successive  phases  of  American  banking,  and  forecasts 
its  prob  ible  future.  Among  the  appendices  are  "  The 
Baltimore  Plan,"  "  Secretary  Carlisle's  Plan,"  ami 
"  Recent  Bimetallist  Movements  in  Germany."  Mr. 
White  is  an  uncompromising  upholder  of  the  gold 
standard,  and  an  able  critic  of  American  currency  and 
banking  systems.  He  is  editor  of  the  New  York 
Evening  Post,  and  an  acknowledged  authority  in 
finance.  332. 


NOTE. 

The  Sound  Currency  Committee  of  the  Reform 
Club,  52  William  St.,  New  York,  issues  Sound  Cur. 
rency  semimonthly  ;  each  number  gives  in  pamphlet 
form  a  valuable  discussion  of  some  phase  of  the  currency 
question.  Among  these  issues  are  Horace  White's 
"  State  and  National  Banks,"  and  "Coin's  Financial 
Fool";  W.  M.  Trenholm's  "The  People's  Money"; 
L.  Carroll  Root's  "  Canadian  Bank  Note  Currency  "  ; 
John  De  Witt  Warner's  "The  Currency  Famine  of 
1893."  $1  a  year  ;  clubs  of  ten,  50  c;  clubs  of  twenty- 
five,  40  c;  single  copies,  5  c;  a  discount  is  allowed 
for  lots  of  100. 


RAILROADS:    TRUSTS:    PROTECTION. 
FREE  TRADE. 

Hadley,  Arthur  T. 

Railroad  Transportation  :  its  history  and 
its  laws.  N.  Y.,  Putnam,  1885,  269  p.,  D. 
$1.50. 


The  best  book  on  the  subject, 
at  Yale  University. 


Author  is  Professor 
385. 


Halle,  Ernst  Von. 

Trcsts,  or  Industrial  Combinations  and 
Coalitions  in  the  United  States.  N.  Y., 
Macmillan,  1895,  350  p.,  D.  $1.25. 

Gives  in  concise,  intelligible  form  all  that  an  indus- 
trious collector  of  facts  can  find  out  concerning  Trusts. 
The  arrangement  of  facts  is  excellent.  There  is  little 
bias  in  the  treatment :  the  author  considers  it  too  early 
yet  to  form  any  decision. — Nation. 

Contains  the  best  extant  bibliography  on  the  sub- 
ject, and  the  agreements  and  by-laws  of  several  leading 
combinations.  338.8. 

Lloyd,  Henry  D. 

Wealth  Against  Commonwealth.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  1S94,  4  +  563  P-.  °-  §2. 50. 

Chiefly  a  history  of  the  Standard  Oil  Combination, 
taken  from  court  records  and  testimony  presented  to 
State  legislative  and  Congressional  committees.  The 
author  does  not  hide  his   hatred  of  "Trusts":  he  has 


studied  them  since  their  birth. 


338.8. 


Sumner,  William  Graham. 
Protectionism    the    ism    which    Teaches 

thai     Want     Makes    Wealth.     N.    Y., 

Holt,  1885,  172  p.,  S.  $1. 

An  able  and  severe  criticism  of  Protection,  by  a 
Professor  of  Vale  University.  337-1. 

Thompson,  Robert  Ellis. 

Protection   to    Home   Industry.     N.    Y., 

Appleton,  1SS6,  Si. 

Lectures  advocating  Protection  delivered  at  Har- 
vard L'niversity.  337.3. 

SOCIALISM  AND  SOCIAL   QUESTIONS. 

Bellamy,   Edward. 
Looking     Backward,    2000-  1SS7.     Bost., 

Houghton,  1S90,  470  p.,  D.  cloth,  ji;  paper, 

50  c. 

This  famous  socialistic  and  Utopian  romance  grave 
rise  to  the  Nationalist  movement.  335. 

Bonar,  James. 

Mai  im  SAND  His  WORK.     N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 

iSSS,  430  p.,  O.  $4;     N.  Y.,  Harper,   1885, 

224  p.,  S.  paper,  25  c. 

Presents  Malthus's  contributions  to  political  econ- 
omy, and  traces  Ins  influence  upon  recent  economic 
thought.  Reviews  his  critics.  The  best  survey  of 
the  discussion  on  population.  312. 

Booth,  Charles,  Editor. 

Life  and  Labor  of  the  People  in  London. 


Economic )   Social  and  Political  Science. 


"5 


N.  Y..  Macmillan,  1895,  6  vols.,  I.  to  IV., 
$1.50  each;  V.  and  VI.,  I3  each. 
A  faithful  house-to-house  study,  do)  onlj  of  L4rc.1t 
interest  for  its  facts,  bul  as  the  one  perfect  exampli  ol 
the  thoroughness  and  sympathy  which  should  charac- 
terize bxh  i.ii  Inquiry.  331.8. 

Ely,  Richard  T. 

Socialism  and  Social  Reform.  N.  v., 
Crowell,  1894,  n+44.)  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Both  .1-  expositor  and  a  critic  Dr.  Ely  shows  fairness 
and  breadth  t  judgment:  bis  position  throughout 
being  neither  that  ■  t  .1  hard  and  fast  conservative, nor 
that  of  an  extreme  radical,  but  rather  that  ol  a  social 
reformer.  He  deals  with  "Socialism  .is  a  bcheme  ol 
Production"  very  fully,  .  .  .  but  his  treatment  of  "  So- 
cialism .is  a  Scheme  foi  the  Distribution  and  Consump- 
tion .>t  Wealth  "  israost  superficial.  .  .  .  — Lindlkv  M. 
ECsASBBYin  Political  Science  Quarterly.  335. 

Kidd,  Benjamin. 

Social  Evoi  UTION.  New  and  enlarged  edi- 
tion. N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1S94,  7  +  374  P-> 
D.  cloth,  $1.50;  paper,  25  c. 

At  the  end  of  an  able  review  in  the  Political  Science 
Quarterly,  December,  1894,  Prof  Franklin  H.  Gid- 
dings  says:  "Altogether,  then.  Mr.  Kidd's  book  is  a 
curious  mixture  of  truth  and  fallacy.  But  it  is  an  in- 
teresting  book,  and  stimulating.  It  will  make  a  great 
manv  people  do  more  serious  thinking  in  sociology 
than  they  have  ever  done  before."  335. 

Malthus.     See  Bonar. 

Rae,  John. 

Contemporary  Socialism.     Revised  and  en- 
larged   edition.       N.    Y.,    Scribner,     1S92 
10  +  50S  p.,  O.  $2.50. 

States  and  criticises  in  a  masterly  way  the  principles 
of  Lassalle,  Marx,  Karl  Mario,  the  Socialists  of  the 
Chair,  the  Christian  Socialists,  the  Russian  Nihilists, 
and  Henry  George;  with  a  general  chapter  on  Social- 
ism and  the  Social  Question.  335. 

Smith,  Richmond  Mayo. 

Emigration  and  Immigration.  N.  Y.,  Scrib- 
ner, 1S90,  316  p.,  D.  Si. 50. 

An  historical  and  statistical  survey.  Discusses  the 
political  and  social  effects  of  immigration,  as  also  the 
economic  gain  derived  from  it.  A  bibliography  is  ap- 
pended. An  able  and  suggestive  book,  much  the  best 
on  the  subject.  325.1. 

Spencer,  Herbert. 

Thk  Study  ok  Sociology.  (International 
Scientific  series.)  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  18S0, 
14+426  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Explains  the  scope  of  the  science,  its  utility  and 
method,  and  gives  some  of  its  more  important  general 
principles.  Author  is  the  foremost  sociologist  living. 
In  style  this  is  the  most  attractive  of  Mr.  Spencer's 
books.  307. 

CHARITIES. 


Gilman,  Daniel  C,  Editor. 
Thk  Organization  of  Charities:  a  report 
of  the  sixth  section  of  the  International 
Congress  of  Charities,  Corrections  and 
Philanthropy,  Chicago,  June,  1S93.  Halt., 
Johns  Hopkins  Press,  1S94,  32+400  p.,  O. 
Si. 50. 

Bssaya  on  Charity  Organization  in  the  United 
States,  Great  Britain',  Germany,  Prance,  Italy,  and 
Russia.  A  very  excellent  collection  of  original  mate- 
rial, full  of  interest  for  persons  engaged  in  ai  five  work 
or  in  study  in  connection  with  one  of  the  most  pressing 
problems  of  practical  sociology. — Richmond  Mayo 
1  in  Political  Science  Quarterly.  361. 

Henderson,  Charles  Richmond. 

Introduction  to  the  Study  of  the  De- 


PENDENT,  DEFEI  ITVE,  AND  DELINQUENT 
Cl  V.SSES.  Bost.,  D.  C.  Heath  &  Co.,  1893, 
287  p.,  I).  $1 .50, 

Contains    nothing    positively    new    to   the    tolerably 

well  Informed  student  ol  such  subjects,  but  as  tins 
branch  of  sociology  is  not  generally  studied, it   may 

serve   as  a   real    introduction     for    many   Well-disposed 

but  as  yet    unenlightened    persons.      Authorities  for 

study  ami  illustration  arc  introduced  directly  at  the 
point  of  discussion:  a  copious  bibliography  is  thus 
presented  exai  tly  where  it  applies.—  nation. 

Author  is  Assoi  iate  Pn  ifessor  of  Sociology,  Divinity 
School,  University  of  Chicago.  360. 

Warner,  Amos  G. 

American  Charities:  a  study  in  Philan- 
thropy and  Economics.  N.  Y.,  Crowell, 
[895,  8+430  p.,  D.Si.75. 

A  review  of  current  methods  of  American  charities, 
with  informed  and  sensible  criticism.  An  admirable 
book  for  the  practical  worker.  360. 

LIQUOR  QUESTION. 

Cyclopaedia  of  Temperance  and  Prohibition. 
N.  Y.,  Funk  &   Wagnalls,    1S91,  671  p.,  O. 

$3.50. 

An  exhaustive  work  from  the  Prohibition  stand- 
point, though  written  with  the  aim  of  making  an  au- 
thoritative rather  than  a  partisan  presentation.  Most 
useful  to  students  of  the  Liquor  yuestion.  178. 

AMERICAN  GOVERNMENT. 

Bailey,  Edmund  (Edmund  Alton). 

Amonc  the  Law-Makers.  Illus.  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  1886,  30S  p.,  D.  Si. 50. 

Author  when  a  boy  was  page  in  the  U.  S.  Senate. 
Describes  and  illustrates  the  three  Departments  of  the 
Federal  Government   in   an   interesting   way. 

342.739. 
Bryce,  James. 

The  American  Commonwealth.  New  edi- 
tion, revised  and  enlarged  ;  with  new  chap- 
ters on  The  Tammany  Ring  in  New  York 
City  ;  The  Home  of  the  Nation  ;  The  South 
Since  the  War  ;  Present  and  Future  of  the 
Negro.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1S95,  2  vols., 
724,  904  p.,  O.  $4. 

Prof.  J.  W.  Burgess,  Dean  of  the  Faculty  of  Politi- 
cal Science,  Columbia  College,  says  of  this  work  in  the 
Political  Science  Quarterly  :  "  It  is  the  most  compre- 
hensive and  exhaustive  work  in  any  language  on  the 
public  law  and  political  institutions  of  the  United 
States."  342.739. 

Macy,  Jesse. 

First  Lessons  in  Civil  Government.     Bost., 

Ginn,  1894,  13  +  229  p.,  D.  60  c. 

Arranged  for  school  use  by  an  accomplished  teacher. 
The  beginner,  not  at  school,  will  find  it  helpful. 

342.739. 

Our  Government.    Bost.,  Ginn,  1894,  318  p., 

D.  75  c. 

Admirably  adapted  to  young  people.  Gives  a  con- 
cise account  of  the  origin  of  our  government,  describes 
local  and  federal  governments,  and  the  administration 
ol  instice.  Discusses  the  national  and  state  constitu- 
tions. Gives  the  Articles  of  Confederation  and  the 
Constitution  of  the  United  States.  Deservedly  the 
most  popular  book  of  its  kind.  342.739. 

BRITISH    AND    CANADIAN    GOVERN- 
MENTS. 

Bourinot,  John  George. 

How  Canada  is  Governed.  Illus.  Toronto, 
Canada,  Copp,  Clark  cC  Co.,  1S95,  358  p., 
D.  St. 

A  concise  account  of  the  growth  of  the  Canadian 
Constitution;    *he    Dominion,    Provincial,    municipal 


n6 


Economic,  Social  and  Political  Science. 


and  school  governments  of  Canada.  The  Imperial 
control  over  Canada  is  described  and  the  Constitution 
of  the  Dominion  is  appended.  Author  is  Clerk  of  the 
Canadian  House  of  Commons.  342.971. 

Manual  of  the  Constitutional  History 
OF  Canada.  Montreal,  Dawson  Bros., 
1888,  238  p.,  D.  $1.25. 

By  the  chief  authority  on  Canadian  Constitutional 
questions.  342.971. 

Douglas,  James. 

Canadian  Independence,  Annexation  and 
British  Imperial  Federation.  (Ques- 
tions of  the  Day   series.)     N.  Y.,  Putnam, 

1894,  7  +  "4  P-.  D-  75  c. 

By  a  Canadian  lor  twenty  years  engaged  in  large 
mining  enterprises  in  the  United  States.  In  Chapter 
V.  points  the  Maritime  provinces  to  self-help.  Takes 
a  conservative  view,  favorable  to  Imperial  Federation. 

971. 
Feilden,  H.  St.  Clair. 

Short  Constitutional  History  of  Eng- 
land.    3d    edition.     Bost.,    Ginn   &  Co., 

1895,  37Sp.,  D.  $1.35- 

This  edition  of  the  late  Mr.  Fielden's  work  has 
been  in  part  rewritten  bv  W.  Gray  Etheridge,  so  as  to 
include  recent  discussions  of  disputed  subjects. 
The  best  brief  introduction.  342.42. 

Freeman,  Edward  A. 

The  Growth  of  the  English  Constitution 

from  the   Earliest  Times,     4th  edition. 

N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1884,  234  p.,  D.  $1.75. 

A  useful  sketch  by  one  of  the  first  historians  of  his 
time.  342.42. 

See    History   also   for  important  books  on 
this  subject. 

Smith,  Goldwin. 
Canada    and     the     Canadian    Question. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan;  Toronto,  Hunter,  Rose 
&  Co.,  1S91,  325  p.,  D.  $2. 

A  masterly  sketch  by  an  eminent  English  historian 
long  resident  in  Canada.  He  argues  for  annexation  to 
the  United  States.  For  an  opposite  view  see  G.  R. 
Parkin's  "  The  Great  Dominion  "  (N.  Y.,  Macmillan, 
189s,  $1.75).  971. 

WOMAN   SUFFRAGE. 

Jacobi,  Mary  Putnam. 

Common  Sense  Applied  to  Woman  Suf- 
frage. X.  Y.,  Putnam,  1894,  136  p.,  D. 
50  c. 

A  plea  to  the  Constitutional  Convention  of  New 
York,  1894.  Argues  that  women  should  have  the  suf- 
frage because  men  have  :  that  they  will  do  good  if 
they  vote  :  that  they  will  do  no  harm  if  they  do  not 
vote.— Critic.  '  324.3. 

Stanton,    Elizabeth    Cady  ;    Anthony,   Susan 
B. ;  and  Gage,  Matilda  J.,  Editors. 

History  of  Woman  Suffrage.  Rochester, 
N.  Y.,  Susan  B.  Anthony,  18S2,  3  vols.,  $10. 

By  leaders  in  the  movement  for  Woman  Suffrage. 
Describes  the  work  done  by  and  for  women  during 
the  half-century  preceding  the  writing  of  this  work. 
Gives  47  portraits  of  leading  Woman  Suffragists. 

324.3. 


NOTES. 

The  National- American  Woman  Suffrage  Association 
expects  in  November,  1895,  to  establish  National  head- 
quarters in  Philadelphia,  whence  publications  will  be 
issued. 

An  Association  to  oppose  the  movement  for  Woman 
Suffrage  has  been  formed  in  New  York  ;  Mrs.  M.  Eleanor 
Phillips,  169  East  60th  St.,  Secretary.  It  publishes 
Woman  Suffrage,  Goldwin  Smith  ;  Some  of  the  Reasons 
Against  Woman  Suffrage,  Francis  Parkman  ;  The  Wrongs 
of  Suffrage,  Heloise  Jamison ;  Woman  and  the  Law, 
Francis  M.  Scott;  1  he  Relation  of  the  Sexes  to  Govern- 
ment, Prof.  A.  Cope;  The  Blank  Cartridge  Ballot,  Rossi- 
ter  Johnson ;  Letter  of  Hon.  Abram  S.  Hewitt ;  Speech  of 
Francis  M.  Scott ;  Should  We  Ask  for  the  Suffrage?.  Mrs. 
Schuyler  Van  Rensselaer;  Letter  on  Woman  Suffrage 
from  one  Woman  to  Another,  Mrs.  Richard  Watson 
Gilder.    All  at  10  c.  each. 


MUNICIPAL  GOVERNMENT. 

Conkling,  Alfred  R. 

City  Government  in  the  United  States. 
N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1894,  n+227  p.,  D.  fi. 

A  comprehensive  survey,  with  suggestions  for  re- 
form, by  an  ex-alderman  of  New  York.  352- 

Shaw,  Albert. 

Municipal  Government  in  Great  Britain. 
N.  Y.,  Century  Co.,  1895,  8+385  p.,  D.  $2. 

Gives  a  good  description  of  municipal  government 
in  Great  Britain  at  the  present  time.  .  .  .  Apart 
from  its  comparison  of  English  with  American  condi- 
tions, and  apart  from  the  evident  desire  to  apply  the 
English  system  to  American  conditions,  the  book  is 
deserving  of  great  praise. — F.  J.  Goodnow  in  Politi- 
cal Science  Quarterly.  352. 

PARLIAMENTARY    PRACTICE. 

Cushing,  L.  S. 

Manual      of     Parliamentary      Practice. 
Bost.,  Thompson,  Brown  <S:  Co.,  1S85,  75  c. 

The  standard  authority.  328.1. 

NOTES. 

The  American  Economic  Association,  Jeremiah  W. 
Jenks,  Secretary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y  .  meets  annually  during 
the  Christmas  holidays.  It  publishes  a  variety  of  eco- 
nomic monographs  of  high  value.  Annual  subscription, 
$3;  life  membership,  $50. 

The  National  Civil  Service  Reform  League,  William 
Potts,  Secretary,  56  Wall  St.,  New  York,  is  an  organiza- 
tion of  the  local  Civil  Service  Reform  Association  through- 
out the  Union.  It  issues  a  variety  of  publications  in  the 
interest  of  Civil  Service  Reform. 

The  American  Social  Science  Association,  F.  B.  San- 
born, Secretary,  Concord,  Mass.,  meets  every  August  at 
Saratoga,  N.  Y.;  it  issues  the  Journal  0/  Social  Science, 
containing  its  transactions.    Annual  subscription,  $5. 

SERIES. 

Books  of  interest  and  weight  are  published 
in  "  Questions  of  the  Day"  series,  X.  Y.,  G.  P. 
Putnam's  Sons.  Swan  Sonnenschein  &  Co., 
London,  issue  an  important  "Social  Science" 
series,  2s.  6d.  per  vol.;  sold  by  C.  Scribner's 
Sons,  N.  Y.,  (I. 


PHILOSOPHY. 


HISTORY   OF   PHILOSOPHY 


Mill  OSOPHY    IN  GENERAL 
METHOD  :  ETHICS. 


LOGIC  AND  SCIENTIFIC 


A      SELECTION     WITH      NOTES      BV 

J.  CLARK  MURRAY, 
Professor  of  Philosophy,  McGitl  University,  Montreal. 


Montreal,  June,  1S95. 


HISTORY   OF    PHILOSOPHY. 

Erdmann,  J.  E. 

H  [STORY  of  PHILOSOPHY.     Translation  edited 

by  W.  S.  Hough,  Professor  of  Philosophy 

in  the   L'niversity    of    Minnesota.     N.    Y., 

Macmillan,  3  vols.,  $10.50. 

Published  since  the  work  ot  Lewes,  and  more  use- 
ful, for  all  purposes,  than  any  of  the  previous  histories, 
to  which  he  refers  as  supplementing  his  own  Xo  his- 
tory, even  in  German,  combines  the  same  fulness  of 
detail  with  compactness  in  treatment.  109. 

Lewes,  George  Henry. 

Biographical     History     of     Philosophy 

from  its  Origin  in  Greece  down  to  the 
Present  Day.  N.  Y.,  Routledge,  650  p., 
D.  $1.40. 

Adapted  to  give  a  more  interesting  view  of  the 
whole  field  than  any  other  original  work  in  English. 
Written,  indeed,  with  the  purpose  of  proving,  as  its 
motto  from  Goethe  implies,  that  "man  is  not  born  to 
solve  the  problem  of  existence"  ;  yet  its  biographical 
character  gives  it  a  peculiar  human  interest.  The 
predominance  of  this  interest,  however,  obliges  the 
author  to  omit  a  multitude  of  details,  for  which  he 
refers  his  readers  to  "  more  comprehensive  histories 
previously  published."  109. 


PHILOSOPHY  IN  GENERAL. 

Collins,   Howard. 

Epitome  of  the    Synthetic    Philosophy: 

with  a  preface  by  Herbert  Spencer.    N.  Y., 
Appleton,  $2.50. 

An  epitome  of  Spencer's  nine  volumes  (X.  Y  .  Ap- 
pleton, 818).  Useful  as  a  guide  to  students,  but,  of 
course,  lacking  the  interest  attac  king  to  the  illustrations 
in  which  Spencer  traces  evolution  throughout  nature 
and  life.  192.8. 

Fiske,  John. 

Outlines  of  Cosmic  Philosophy,  based  on 
the  Doctrines  of  Evolution,  with  Criticisms 
on  the  Positive  Philosophy.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, 1S75,  2  vols.,  I 

By  no  means  a  mere  reproduction  of  Spencer's  j >  1 1  i - 
l"sophy,but  an  independent  exposition  of  Evolutionism, 
showing  originality,  especially  in  regard  to  so<  ial  evo- 
lution and  the  relation  of  religion  and  science,    149.9. 

Louis  of  Poissy. 

Elementary  Course  of  Christian  Philos- 
ophy, based  on  the  principles  of  the  best 
Scholastic  Authors,  adapted  from  the 
French  of  Brother  Louis  of   Poissy  by   the 


Brothers  of  the  Christian  Schools.     N.  Y., 
P.  O'Shea,  1893,  53S  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

A  convenient  handbook  for  those  who  wish  to  form 
some  idea  of  the  system  of  philosophy  taught  in  Ro- 
man Catholic  institutions  of  higher  education.    189  4. 

Philosophical    Classics.      Phila.,    Lippincott, 
$1.25  per  vol. 

A  series  of  admirable  monographs  by  eminent  writ- 
ers of  our  day.  Already  published  are  the  volumes  1  m 
Bacon,  Berkeley,  Butler,  Descartes,  Fichte,  Hamilton, 
Hegel,  Hobbes,  Hume,  Kant,  Leibnitz,  Locke,  Spinoza, 
and  Vico.  104. 

Spencer,  Herbert. 

First  Principles  of  a  New  System  of  Phi- 
losophy. N.  Y.,  Appleton,  559  p.,  D. 
$2.50. 

Contains  the  general  principles  which  underlie  the 
author's  "System  of  Synthetic  Philosophy,"  recently 
completed,  of  which  his  nine  volumes(X.  Y.,  Appleton, 
SiS)  are  the  detailed  illustration.  Commonly  accepted 
as  the  most  systematic  exposition  of  the  philosophy 
involved  in  prevalent  theories  of  Agnostic  Evolution- 
ism. 192. 8. 

Watson,  John. 

COMTE,  Mill,  and  Spencer  :  an  Outline  of 
Philosophy.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1895,  302  p., 
D.S1.75. 

Valuable  for  those  who  wish  to  see  the  opposite  side 
of  philosophy  from  that  of  the  works  by  Spencer  and 
Fiske.  A  critique  of  the  experimental  Agnosticism 
represented  by  Comte,  Mill,  and  Spencer,  it  is  also  a 
compact  exposition  of  the  Idealism  of  our  day  in  its 
application  to  the  various  sciences.  Its  leading  doc- 
trine is  to  prove  "  that  we  are  capable  of  knowing 
reality,  and  that  reality  when  so  known  is  absolutely 
rational."  104. 

LOGIC:  SCIENTIFIC  METHOD. 


Harris,  William  T. 

Hegel's  Logic  :  a  Book  on  the  Genesis  of  the 
Categories  of  Thought  :  a  Critical  Expo- 
sition. Chic,  S.  C.  Griggs  &  Co.,  1S90, 
433  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Designed,  like  Wallace's  prolegomena,  to  help  Eng- 
lish readers  to  an  understanding  of  "  Hegel's  Log 

193  5. 

Jevons,  William  Stanley. 

Elementary  Lessons  in  Logic,  Deductive 
and  Inductive.  With  copious  Questions 
and  Examples,  and  a  Vocabulary  of  Logi- 
cal Terms.  New  edition.  N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan, 40  c. 
Continues,  notwithstanding  numerous  additions  to 


n8 


Philosophy. 


the  literature  of  Logic,  probably  the  most  useful  book 
for  beginners.  Peculiarly  free  from  the  illustrations 
by  which  the  science  has  often  been  degraded  to  a  sort 
of  systematic  intellectual  trifling.  160. 

The  Principles  of  Science:  a  Treatise  on 
Logical  and  Scientific  Method.  New  edi- 
tion, revised.     N.  V.,  Macmillan,  82.75. 

Maybe  taken  up  with  advantage  after  the  "  Elemen- 
tary Lessons"  by  those  who  wish  to  advance  to  the 
higher  problems  1  if  Logic.  The  first  chapters  are  com- 
paratively uninteresting  :  they  are  followed  by  the  best 
extant  exposition  of  the  principles  underlying  scien- 
tific generalization  and  discovery;  illustrations  are 
drawn  from  many  and  diverse  modern  triumphs  of 
science.  160. 

Mill,  John  Stuart. 

A  System  oi  Logic,  Ratiocinative  and  In- 
DUCTIVE  :  being  a  connected  View  of  the 
Principles  of  Evidence  and  the  Methods  of 
Scientific  Investigation.  Revised  edition. 
\.  Y.,  Routledge,  Si. 40;  Harper,  §2. 50. 

Formed  a  new  epoch  in  the  literature  of  Logic,  espe- 
cially by  its  luminous  exposition  of  the  methods  of 
experimental  inquiry,  and  its  interesting  illustration  of 
these  in  the  achievements  of  modern  science.  160. 

Wallace,  William. 

The  Logic  of  Hegel.  2d  edition,  revised 
and  augmented.  Oxford,  Clarendon  Press, 
1S94,  2  vols.,  21s. 

With  Hegel  began  a  new  departure  in  philosophy. 
He  held  that  the  laws  of  thought,  which  Logic  investi- 
gates, are  also  the  laws  of  reality.  This  view  is  com- 
pactly expounded  in  his  smaller  treatise  on  Logic, 
translated,  with  explanatory  notes,  in  Vol.  II.  of  this 
work.  Vol.  I.  contains  prolegomena  to  the  study  of 
Hegel.      Both  prolegomena  and  notes  are  very  helpful. 

'  193.5. 

ETHICS. 
Adler,  Felix. 

The  Moral  Insi  RUCTION  of  Children.  (In- 
ternational Education  series.)  N.  Y.,  Ap- 
pleton,  1892,  270  p.,  D.  §1.50. 

Designed  not  only  for  professional  teachers,  but  for 
all  who  are  called  to  direct  the  education  of  children. 
Without  the  presuppositions  of  religion.  For  its  pur- 
pose there  is  no  better  book  in  English.  Author  is 
Founder  and  Leader  of  the  Society  for  Ethical  Culture, 
New  York.  170.7. 

Everett,  C.  C. 

Ethics  for  Young  People.  Bost.,  Ginn  & 
Co.,  1891,  185  p.,  S.  50c. 

Intended  for  minds  advanced  beyond  childhood,  and 
likely  to  be  inquisitive  about  the  reasons  why  duty 
should  be  done.  Adapted  therefore  to  introduce  such 
minds  to  the  science  ot  Ethics.  170.7- 


Gilman,  Nicholas  Paine. 

Laws  of  Daily  Conduct.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
1S91,  149  p.,  D.  Si.  Jackson,  Edward 
Payson.  Character-building:  a  Mas- 
ter's Talks  with  his  Pupils.  Same  publish- 
ers, 230  p.,  D.  Si. 

These  two  books  may  be  had  separately,  or  in  one 
volume  ($1.50).  They  were  both  adjudged  a  prize  of- 
fered by  the  American  Secular  L'nion  for  a  book  to  aid 
public  school  teachers  in  giving  moral  instruction  to 
their  pupils  apart  from  religious  doctrine.  The  au- 
thors are  both  friendly  to  religion,  though  not  obtruding 
it  either  as  a  speculative  foundation  or  as  a  practical 
motive  of  morality.  170.7. 

Green.  Thomas  Hill. 

Prolegomena  to  Ethics.  3d  edition,  edited 
by  A.  C.  Bradley.  N.  V.,  Macmillan, 
$3.25. 

Admits  the  natural  evolution  of  the  moral  life,  but 
interprets  the  process  of  evolution  from  the  idealistic 
point  of  view.  By  far  the  ablest  exposition  of  Ethical 
Idealism  in  the  English  language.  Not  a  book  for  be- 
ginners. 171. 

Jackson,  E.  P.     See  Gilman,   N.  P. 


Schurman,  Jacob  Gould. 

Ethical   Import    ok    Darwinism.      N. 
Scribner,  1S87,  264  p.,  $1.50. 


Y., 


More  popular  than  Green's  "  Prolegomena  ";  a  clear 
and  interesting  exposition  of  the  difficulties  connected 
with  the  explanation  of  moral  life  on  the  common 
theory  of  evolution.  1717. 


Bost.,   Ginn  & 


Seelye,  Julius  H. 

Duty:  a  Book  for  Schools. 
Co.,  1S92,  71  p.,  S.  30  c. 

Bases  morality  on  the  universal  principles  of  relig- 
ion, but  without  reference  to  the  distinctive  dogmas  of 
particular  sects.  170.7. 

Sidgwick,  Henry. 

Outlines  of  the  History  of  Ethics  for 
English  Readers.  2d  edition.  X.  Y., 
Macmillan,  1888,  278  p.,  D.  S1.25. 

An  admirable  historical  sketch  of  the  various  phases 
of  ethical  speculation.  170.9. 

Spencer,  Herbert. 

Principles  of  Ethics. 
vols.,  S4- 


N.  Y.,  Appleton,  2 


Part  of  the  author's  '.'  System  of  Synthetic  Philoso- 
phy," specially  designed  to  illustrate  the  laws  of  evolu- 
tion in  the  sphere  of  man's  moral  life.  171-7. 


PHYSICAL    CULTURE. 

HYGIENE  :   SANITATION  :   NURSING   AND  EMERGENCIES. 


SKLRCTKD    HV 


AUGUSTA  H.  LEYPOLDT, 

Editor   Literary    News,    New    York. 


New    York,  August,  1S95. 


PHYSICAL   CULTURE. 
Bissell,  Mary  Taylor,   M.D. 

Physical  Development  and  Exercise  for 
WOMEN.  (Portia  series.)  N.  Y.,  Dodd, 
Mead  &  Co.,  1891,  5  +  108  p.,  D.  ti.25. 

Dr.  Bissell  has  much  practical  experience  in  the 
Geld  of  which  she  writes,  and  her  hook  is  consequently 
a  sensible  and  useful  one.  The  brief  explanations  of 
the  laws  of  growth,  and  of  the  influence  of  environ- 
ment (including  dress)  upon  growth,  are  a  logical  in- 
troduction 10  the  enumeration  of  the  ways  in  which 
growth  and  development  are  promoted  by  exercise. 
The  last  chapter,  profusely  illustrated,  explains  how 
such  exercise  may  be  taken,  often  by  surprisingly- 
simple  means.  .  .  .  Dr.  Bissell  not  only  sanctions 
cricket,  but  urges  swimming,  rowing-,  riding,  and 
other  delightful  forms  of  outdoor  exercise.—  Nation. 

613.7. 
Blaikie.  William. 

How  to  Get  Strong  and  How  to  Stay  So. 

Illus.     N.  Y.,  Harper,   1879,   296  p.,  S.  Si. 

Prescribes  gymnastic  exercises  for  physical  develop- 
ment, and  gives  simple  directions  for  the  care  of  the 
body!  613.7. 

Call,  Anna  Payson. 

Power  Through  Repose.  Bost.,  Roberts, 
1S91,  169  p.,  D.  Si. 

To  nervous,  overworked,  worried  and  worrying 
people  we  commend  this  book.  .  .  .  It  maintains  that 
one  can  train  oneself  to  absolute  relaxation  in  times  of 
rest,  and  to  the  employment  of  just  enough  force— and 
not  too  much — in  times  of  labor— so  as  to  double  the 
possibilities  of  life. — Literary  World. 

In  the  same  vein  the  author  has  written  "  As  a 
Matter  of  Course."    Bost.,  Roberts,  1S94,  Si-  613.79. 

Checkley,  Edwin. 
Natural   Method  ok  Physical  Training. 
N.   Y.,    Bakers  Taylor  Co.,   1890,  152  p., 

D.  Si. 50. 

A  system  of  exercise  to  form  muscle  and  to  reduce 
flesh,  without  dieting  or  apparatus.     Illustrated. 

6137. 
Huxley,  Thomas  Henry. 

Lessons  in  Elementary  Physiology.  Illus. 
Newedition;  revised  by  Dr.  Foster.  N.Y., 
Macmillan,  1SS5,  Si.  10. 

Questions  on  Foregoing.  Same  publishers, 
40  c. 

A  capital  introduction,  by  one  of  the  greatest  men  of 
science  of  our  time,  to  the  formal  study  of  physiolo^v. 

612. 
La  Grange,  Fernand,  M.D. 

PHYSIOLOGY  ok  Bodily  Exercise.  (Inter- 
national Scientific  series.)  N.  Y.,  Apple- 
ton,  1S92,  16+395  p.,  Si. 75- 

Contents  :  Muscular  work,  Fatigue,  Habituation  to 
work.  Exercise,  Results  of  exercise,  Office  of  the  brain 
in  exercise. 

An  able  and  systematic  review  from  the  standpoint 
Of  a  physiologist  of  authority.  For  the  student  rather 
than  the  general  reader.  613-72. 


Posse,  Nils,   Baron. 
Swedish  System  ok  Educational  Gymnas- 
tics.    Bost.,  Lee  &  S.,  1S90,  5  +  275  p.,  O. 
{2. 

An  exposition  of  merit.     Illustrated.  613.71. 

HYGIENE:    SANITATION. 

Allen,  Chillian  B.,  M.D.,  and  Mary  A.,  M.D. 
Man  Wonderkul  in  the  IIoise  Beautiful  : 
an  allegory,  teaching  the  principles  of 
physiology  and  hygiene  and  the  effects  of 
stimulants  and  narcotics;  for  home  reading, 
also  adapted  as  a  reader  for  schools.  6th 
ed.    N.  Y.,  Fowler  &  Wells  Co.,  18SS.S1.50. 

Useful  as  an  introduction  to  the  facts  of  physiology 
and  the  essentials  of  hygiene;  pleasantly  written  in  an 
allegorical  narrative  style.  This  work  is  largely  used 
as  a  school  text-book,  and  is  well  worth  reading.  Fully 
illustrated.  613. 

Clarke,  Edward  H. 

Building  ok  a   Brain.      Bost.,  Houghton, 

1S74,  Si. 25. 

Intended  chiefly  for  teachers  and  parents.  Sets 
forth  clearly  the  necessity  of  rest  and  economy  of 
strength  among  girl  students  and  women  engaged  in 
brain  work.  Should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the 
author's  "  Sex  in  Education."  613.7- 

Sex  in  Education;    or,   A  Fair  Chance  for 

Girls.     Bost.,  Houghton,  1S73,  S1.25. 

The  necessity  of  periodic  rest  is  the  point  urtred  by 
Dr.  Clarke.  613.79. 

Davis,  Irenaeus  P.,  M.D. 

Hygiene  kor  Girls.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1SS3, 
210  p.,  D.  Si  25. 

Contents:  Nerves  and  nervousness.  Habit  and  asso- 
ciation, Sympathy  and  imagination,  Organs  peculiar  to 
women.  Feminine  employment.  Amusements,  Social 
customs,  Harmony  and  elements  of  beauty,  Hygienic 
morals. 

Brief  chapters,  simply  and  interestingly  written,  on 
matters  of  the  utmost  moment  10  girls  and  women. 

.613. 
Galbraith,  Anna  M.,  M.D. 

Hygiene     and     Physical     Culture     kor 

Women.     N.     Y.,    Dodd,    Mead    &    Co., 

1S95,  S  +  294  p.,  D.  Si.75- 

Describes  the  body,  theexercises conducing  to  health 
and  beauty,  the  benefits  oi  good  air,  water  and  lood. 
Discusses  fashionable  dress  and  sensible  dress,  work, 
rest,  recreation,  sleep,  and  the  disabilities  peculiar  to 
women.  The  author  writes  from  observation  and  ex- 
perience; her  style  is  clear  and  interesting.  Illustra- 
tions good. 

"  I  have  examined  the  manuscript  of  this  book  with 
some  care.  I  think  it  contains  sound  doctrine,  well 
expressed.  In  m\  opinion,  it-,  wide  circulation  amonjg 
the  women  oi  this  country  will  be  of  service  to  their 
physical  condition,  and  'I  cheerfully  commend  it  to 
tinir  favorable  consideration." — 1).  B.  St.  John 
Root  A,  President  New  York  Academy  of  Medicine. 

613. 


120 


Physical  Culture. 


Herrick,  Christine  Terhune. 

Cradle  and  Nursery.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
1889,  7  +  298  p.,  S.  •-  1. 

A  clear,  popular,  and  pleasant  treatise  on  the 
nursing,  clothing,  and  feeding  of  little  children.  For 
popular  reading.  649. 

Jacobi,  Abraham,  M.D. 

INFANT  DIET.  Rev.,  enl.,  and  adapted  to 
popular  use  by  Mary  Putnam  Jacobi,  M.D. 
(Putnam's  handy-book  series.)  N.  Y., 
Putnam,  50  c. 

Covers  a  wide  field  with  clearness  and  minuteness 
of  direction.     Popular  in  style.     An  authority. 

Admirably  simple  and  comprehensive.—  N.  Y.  Trib- 

649. 

Newsholme,  Arthur,  M.D.,   and  Scott,  Mar- 
garet E. 

Domestic  Economy:  comprising  the  laws 
of  health  in  their  application  to  home 
life  and  work.  3d  edition.  Illus.  Lond., 
Swan  Sonnenschein  <S:  Co.,  1S94,  3s.  6d. 

One  of  the  most  valuable  books  for  general  reference 
that  the  housekeeper  can  possess  It  comprises:  Per- 
sonal and  domestic  hygiene  ;  Domestic  management ; 
and  Home  nursing.  Every  detail  of  these  subjects  is 
treated  clearly,  simply,  and  precisely;  there  is  not  a 
superfluous  line  or  theoretical  proposition  in  the  book. 

613. 
Plunkett,  Mrs.  H.  M. 
Women,  Plumbers  and  Doctors  ;  or  house- 
hold sanitation.     Illus.     N.  Y.,  Appleton, 
1SS5,  24S  p.,  D.  $1.25. 

In  popular  and  easy  style,  and  well  adapted  for 
general  reading.  628.6. 

Prudden,  T.  Mitchell,  M.D. 

Drinking  Water  and  Ice.     N.  Y.,  Putnam, 

[892,  75  c. 

Plainly  sets  forth  the  relations  of  good  and  bad 
water,  and  of  ice,  to  health  and  disease. — Critic 

Dr.  Prudden  is  director  of  the  Physiological  and 
Pathological  Laboratory,  College  of  Physicians  and 
Surgeons,  New  York.  613.32. 

Dust   and   its    Dangers.     N.  Y.,  Putnam, 

1891,  75  c. 

Tells  of  the  dangers  of  disease,  especially  consump- 
tion, which  lurk  in  dust,  and  how  these  dangers  may 
be  avoided.— Literary  World.  614.71. 

The  Story  of  the  Bacteria.     N.  Y.,  Put- 
nam, 1S90,  75  c. 

The  relation  of  bacteria  to  health  and  to  disease  is 
told  in  a  verv  plain,  sensible,  and  trustworthy  man- 
ner.— Literary  World.  616.01. 

Reynolds,  Ernest  S.,  M.D. 
Primer    of    Hygiene.    N.  Y.,    Macmillan, 
1894,  164  p.,  S.  35  c. 

Contents:  Parasites;  Air  and  water  and  their  im- 
purities; Food,  cooking  and  beverages;  Personal 
health;  The  house;  Infectious  diseases  and  their 
prevention;  Medical  and  surgical  emergencies;  Hints 
on  sit  k  nursing. 

The  best  primer  of  health.  Author  is  an  eminent 
English    physician.     His   book    is  written   for   higher 

ide  school  children  and  is  provided  with  series  of 
questions,  but  can  be  read  with  profit  by  everybody. 
The  copious  illustrations  include  ventilating  gas-fix- 
tures and  other  important  devices.  .613. 

Starr,  Louis,  M.D. 

Hygiene  of  the  Nursery.     Phila.,  P.  Blak- 
iston,  Son  &  Co.,  1892,  1 1 . 
The  aim  of  the  author  is  to  point  out  a  series  of 


hygienic  rules  which,  if  applied  to  the  nursling,  can 
haidly  fail  to  maintain  good  health,  give  vigor  to  the 
frame,  and  so  lessen  susceptibility  to  disease.  Dr. 
Starr  is  an  eminent  authority.  613. 

Strahan,  S.  A.  K  ,  M.D. 
Marriage  and  Disease.     N.  Y.,  Appleton, 

1892,  6  +  326  p.,  D.  61.25. 

A  popular  study  of  heredity  and  of  inherited  disease. 
Author  is  none  too  emphatic  in  his  exhortation  to  those 
contemplating  marriage  to  consider  the  probabilities  of 
health  and  disease  in  their  offspring.  For  awakening 
the  attention  of  the  thoughtless  we  know  few  books 
better  than  this.—  Literary  World.  613.9. 

Terhune.  Mrs.  Mary  V.  H.  (Marion  Harland). 
Eye's  Daughters;  or,  Common  Sense  for 

Maid,  Wife,  and  Mother.     N.  Y.,  Scrib- 

ner,  1889,  6+454  p.,  D.  Si. 50. 

Full  of  wise  and  kindly  counsel  regarding  educa- 
tion, culture,  courtship,  marriage,  the  family  and  the 
home.    The  work    of  an  accomplished  author,   who 


writes  out  of  long  and  successful  experience. 


613. 


Tracy,  Roger  S.,  M.D. 
Handbook  of   Sanitary  Information  for 
Householders.     N.    Y.,   Appleton,    1895, 
114  p.,  S.  50c 

Treats  of  air,  drainage,  disinfection,  adulterations 
of  food,  water  and  filters.  The  author  is  Sanitary  In- 
spector of  the  New  York  City  Health  Department:  he 
gives  in  detail  the  plan  of  house  drainage  recommended 
by  the  Board  of  Health  of  New  York  City.  Appendix 
presents  priced  lists  of  disinfectants  and  plumbers' 
materials.  613.5. 

Uffelmann,  Julius,  M.D. 

.Manual  of  the  Domestic  Hygiene  of  the 
Child  ;  for  the  use  of  students,  physi- 
cians, sanitary  officials,  teachers  and 
mothers.  Transl.  by  Harriet  R.  Milinow- 
ski  and  edited  by  Mary  Putnam  Jacobi, 
M.D.     N.  Y.,  Putnam,  1891,  239+10  p.,  D. 

Si. 75- 

Scientific  and  comprehensive.     For  trained  readers. 

649. 

NURSING   AND   EMERGENCIES. 

Doty,  Alvah  H.,  M.D. 

Prompt  Aid  to  the  Injured.     Illus.     N.Y., 

Appleton,  1889,  224  p.,  D.  Si. 50. 

Directions  are  plain  and  sound.  Well  arranged, 
clear  and  concise. — Critic.  614.88. 

Hampton,  Isabel  Adams. 
Nursing,     Its    Principles    and   Practice. 

Illus.     Phila.,    W.     B.     Saunders,     1S93, 

7+4S4P.,  D.  $2. 

A  verv  complete  and  well  written  book,  containing 
much  valuable  information  for  those  employed  as 
trained  nurses,  either  in  hospitals  or  in  private  life. 
The  author  had  extended  experience  as  Superintend- 
ent of  Nurses  in  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital,  Baltimore. 

610. 73. 

Mitchell,  S.  Weir,  M.D. 
Doctor  and   Patient.     Phila.,   Lippincott, 
[888,  177  p.,  D.  Si. 50. 

Contents:  The  physician  ;  convalescence  ;  pain  and 
its  consequences;  the  moral  management  of  sick  and 

invalid     I  hildren  :     nervousness   and    its    influence  on 

charai  ter;  out-door  and  camp-life  for  women. 

Much  can  be  learned  from  this  little  book.— Literary 
World. 

The  author,  a  Philadelphian,  is  one  of  the  most 
eminent  living  physicians.  610.4- 


SELF-CULTURE 


ETIQl'l -T'l'l:  :   CLUBS   FOR   WOMEN    AND   GIRLS. 


SKLKCTEIi    BY 


AUGUSTA  H.  LEYPOLDT, 

Editor    Literar*-    News,    New     York. 


X  w    York,  August,  1S95. 


SELF-CULTURE. 

Chester,  Eliza. 

Girls  AND  WOMEN.  (Riverside  Library  for 
Young  People.)  Bost.,  Houghton,  1S90, 
238  p.,  D.  75  c. 

In  clearness  aiul  force,  in  temperance,  in  wisdom, 
and  in  elevation  of  feeling,  a  very  remarkable  book. 
It  is  rather  by  contagion  with  a  line  nature  than  by 
direct  argument  that  books  aimed  at  changes  of 
character  .10  omplish  their  work.  In  this  book,  how- 
ever, the  cogency  i  >t  pr<  sentation  is  no  less  remarkable 
than  its  persuasiveness. — Nation, 

Discusses  health,  occupation,  culture,  and  society. 
Written  for  girls  of  possible  leisure  and  advanced  edu- 
cation ;  the  style  is  adapted  to  the  average  girl.     374. 

Chats     With     Girls    on    Self- Culture. 
Portia  series.)     N.  Y.,  Dodd,  Mead  &  Co., 
U,  213  p.,  D.  $1.25. 

Devoted  to  inward  and  spiritual  culture  as  Dr. 
Bissell  s  ••  Physical  Development  and  Exercise"  is  to 
physical.  Brightly  and  entertainingly  written.  Par- 
ticularly valuable  are  the  chapters  on  How  shall  we 
learn  to  observe  ':  How  shall  we  learn  to  think  ? — 
X.ition.  374. 


(Portia   series.) 
1892,    253  p.,  I). 


Tut:   Unmarried  Woman. 
N.Y.,  Dodd,  Mead  ,\:  Co., 
$1.25. 

Bright  and  sensible  chapters  on  why  some  women 
do  not  marry;  dependence;  freedom;  problems;  op- 

•;  unities;  success  ;  business,  and  other  phases  of  the 
unmarried  woman's  h:e.  376. 

Craik,  Dinah  Maria  iMiss  Mulock). 

Aboui  Money  and  Other  Things.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  1887,  234  p.,  D.  90  c. 

Unambitious  and  slight  as  these  pages  arc,  their  sim- 
ple, direct  moral  teaching,  their  sound  reflections  on 
the  common  things  of  life,  with  the  gracious  womanli- 
ness which  is  fell  pervading  them,  combine  to  make 
this  excellent  home  reading. — Nation.  374. 

Dodge,  Grace  H. 

Bundle  ok  Letters  to  Busy  Girls  on 
Praci  i'  AL  Mat]  ers.  N.  Y.,  Funk  &  Wag- 
nails,  1  --7.  i;,<)  p.,  S.  50  c. 

Written  to  those  girls  who  have  rot  time  or  inclina- 
n    to  think   and   study    about    the  many    important 

things  winch  make  up  life  and  living.  —  7kt  author. 
Filled   with   practical  advice  to  voung   girls. — I.it- 

e>a>\  World.  374. 

Dodge,  Grace  H.,  Editor. 

Thoughts  of  Busy  Girls.  X.  Y.,  Cassell  vV 
Co..  1  B92,  g  -  137  p.,  D.  50  c. 

Written  on  a   wide  variety  of  practical  subjects  by 
some   fifty  members  of   working-girls'   clubs.       I 
papers  prove  that  those  busy  girls  who  find,  as  their 

editor  puts  it,  little  time  for  study  but  much  for  think- 

are  learning  to  think  justly,  and  some  of  them    to 

write  vividly. — Nation,  374. 


Hamerton,  Philip  G. 

Human  Intercourse.     Bost.,  Roberts,  18S4, 

12+430  p.,  D.  $2. 

Graceful  discussions  of  the  rights  of  the  guest, 
friendship,  love,  marriage,  and  much  else.  The  author 
rightly  deems  that  life  owes  much  to  the  thoughtful 
and  just  cultivation  of  the  social  feelings.  824.89. 

Kay,  David. 

Memory:  what  it  is  and  how  to  impri  >VE  1  1 . 
(International  Education  series.)  N.  Y., 
Appleton,  1888,  26  +  334  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

The  best  popular  work  on  memory.  See  also  chap- 
ter XVI.  in  vol.  I.,  James's  "  Psychology,"  Advanced 
Course.  154. 


Phila.,   Penn   Pub.  Co. 


Legouve,  Ernest. 

Art  of  Reading 
50  c. 

An  agreeable  primer  on  the  art  of  reading  aloud 
with  intelligence,  and  hence  with  expression.  Author 
is  senior  member  of  the  French  Academy.  See  A.  M. 
Bell's  "  Elocution  "  under  Education.  808.5. 

Mahaffy,  J.  P. 

Art  of  Conversation.  N.  Y.,  Putnam, 
iSSS,  9+174  p.,  S.  75  c;  Phila.,  Penn  Pub. 
Co.,  50  c. 

Mr.  Mahaffy  is  interested  in  improving  the  natural 
social  gifts  of  men  and  women,  and  in  getting  them 
to  talk  together  with  more  pleasure.  He  warns  them 
of  the  shoals  and  reefs  on  which  conversation  is  com- 
monly wrecked  in  small  and  large  companies  —  Xa- 
tion.  374.1. 

Ruskin,  John. 

Pearls  eor  Young  Ladies  :  Letters  and  Ad- 
vice on  Education,  Dress,  Marriage,  In- 
fluence, Work,  Rights,  etc.;  collected  and 
arranged  by  Mrs.  L.  C.  Tuthill.  N.  Y., 
Merrill  cc  Maker,  1887,  50  c,  $1,  and  up- 
wards. 

A   selection   of  beautiful   thoughts   and   apothi 
from  the  greatest  living  master  ol  English  prose. 

824.86. 
Willard,  Frances  E. 

HOW   TO   Win:    a    BOOK    FOR   GIRLS.      N.    Y  . 

Funk  Jt  Wagnalls,  1886,  5  +  125   p.,    D.  |l. 

By  the  founder  of  the  Women's  Christian  Temper- 
ance Union.  Addressed  rather  to  the  development  of 
character  than  to  specific  modes  of  bread-winning. 

374. 

ETIQUETTE. 


Hall,  Florence  Howe. 
Social  Customs.     Bost. 


Estcs,  $1.75. 


\  sensible  treatise  on  etiquette  and  the  forms  of 
so,  ni  observance.  Helpful  tor  home-makers,  young 
and  old,  because  founded  on  common  sense.  395. 


122 


Self-  Culture. 


Jackson,  Helen  Hunt(H.  H.). 

Bits  of  Talk  About  Home  Matters.     Bost., 

Roberts,  1SS7,  $1. 

A  book  that  ought  to  have  a  place  of  honor  in  every 
household.  As  we  read  it,  we  laugh  and  cry  with  the 
author. — Harriet  /'rescott  Spofford. 

Hardly  treats  of  etiquette,  strictly  speaking,  but  of 
home  relations  and  the  courtesies  of  life.  396. 

Sherwood,  Mrs.  JohnM. 

Manners  am>  Social  Usages.     N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, 1S87,  487  p.,  S.  Si. 25. 

By  a  lady  who  has  for  many  years  moved  in  the 
best  society  of  New  York.  395. 

CLUBS  FOR  GIRLS    AND  WOMEN. 

Jones,  Mary  Cadwalader. 

Women's     OrpoRTUNiriK.s     in     Town     and 

Country.     Chap.  XVI.,  Vol.  II.  Woman's 

Book.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1S94,  2  vols.,  $7.50. 

A  sprightly  presentation  of  out-of-door  studies ; 
village  improvement  societies;  travel,  book,  and  re- 
port clubs;  the  w>rk  of  cooking-schools,  college- 
settlements,  kindergartens,  day  nurseries,  Girls' 
Friendly  Societies,  Voung  Women's  Christian  Asso- 
ciations, Working-girls'  Clubs,  hospital  visiting.   396. 


Miller,  Harriet  M.  ("  Olive  Thorne  Miller"). 
The  Woman's  Club.     N.  Y.,  Lovell,  Coryell, 
1S91,  116  p.,  D.  $1. 

A  very  good  practical  guide  and  handbook  for 
u  .men  who  desire  to  form  a  club  of  almost  any  sort. — 
Literary  Vr'orld. 

The  author  writes  from  large  and  satisfactory  ex- 
perience. 367. 

Stanley,  Maude. 

Clubs  for  Working-Girls.  New  edition. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1890,  276  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Gives  details  of  the  management  of  English  clubs  for 
working  girls,  with  descriptions  of  these  clubs  by  the 
girls  themselves,  as  also  of  their  excursions  to  the 
country  in  summer.  Miss  Grace  Dodge  gives  an 
account  of  working-girls'  clubs  in  New  York.  .  .  . 
A  book  which  one  cannot  read  without  a  feeling  of 
profound  admiration. — Nation.  367. 

Shattuck,  Harriette  R. 

Woman's  Manual  of  Parliamentary  Law  : 
with  practical  illustrations  especially- 
adapted  to  women's  organizations.  Bost., 
Lee  &  Shepard,  iS<j2,  12  +  248  p.,  S.  75  c. 

By  the  President  of  the  Boston  Political  Class. 
Planned  for  women's  clubs  and  other  organizations. 
Full  and  clear.  328.1. 


USEFUL  ARTS:  LIVELIHOODS. 


CHOSBN     BY 


New  York,  August,  1S95. 


GENERAL. 


AUGUSTA   H.  LEYPOLDT, 

Editor  Literary  News. 


Croly,  Mrs.  J.  C  (Jennie  June,  pseudonym). 

Thrown  ON  HER  RESOURCES;  or,  What 
GIRLS  Can  Do.  N.  V.,  T.  Y.  Crowell  ci 
Co.,  1  Bqi,  $1. 

Read  as  a  series  of  familiar  talks,  the  volume  will 
be  interesting  to  many.  The  book  needs  decidedly 
more  mailer  and  more  art  in  presentation. — Nation. 

396. 

Hubert,  Philip  G.,  Jr. 
Occupations  for  Women.    Vol.  I.,  Chap.  I., 

Woman's    Book.      N.    Y.,  Scribner,    1894, 

2  vols.,  $7. 50. 

Discusses      Art     Study,    Architecture,    Tea. 
Typewriting,    Stenography,     Women's    Exchanges, 
Trained  Nursing,  Medicine,  Law,  Journalism,  Dress- 
making, Millinery,  Work  at  Home,  Acting,  Photogra- 
phy,   How   Women  are   Swindled.     Sensibly  written 

I  informing.  In  the  paragraph  on  Libraries  Mr. 
Hubert's  statement  as  to  there  being  a  Library  School 
at  Columbia  College  is  wrong.  There  are  Library- 
Schools  at  the  State  Library.  Albany,  X.  Y  :  Pratt  In- 
stitute, Brooklyn.  N.Y.;  Drexel  Institute,  Philadelphia; 
and  in  Summer  at  Amherst  College,  Amherst,  Mass. 

See  also  in  Vol.  II.,  p.  277,  of  the  same  work  Sup- 
plementary Information,  including  reference  to  many 
important  magazine  articles.  396. 

Meyer,  Anna  Nathan. 
Woman's  Work  in  America,     N.  Y.,  Holt, 

1S91,  457  P-.  D.  Si. 50. 

Contents:  Introduction,  Julia  Ward  Howe. — 
Woman  in  Education:  In  the  East.  Mary  F.  Eastman; 
In  the  West,  May  Wright Sewall  ;  In  the  South,  Chris- 
tine Ladd  Franklin.— Woman  in  Literature,  Helen 
Gray  Cone.— Woman  in  Journalism,  Susan  E  Dickin- 
son '—Woman  in  Medicine,  Dr.  Mary  Putnam  Jacobi.— 
Woman  in  the  Ministry,  Rev.  Ada  C.  Bowles.— Woman 
in  the  State,  Mary  A.  Li vermore.— Woman  in  Law, 
Ada  M.  Bittenbender.— Woman  in  Industry,  Alice 
Hyneman  Rhine.— Woman  in  Philanthropy:  Care  of 
Poor,  Josephine  Shaw  Lowell;  Care  of  Sick,  Edna  D. 
Cheney;  Care  of  Criminals,  Susan  Barney;  Care  of 
Indian's.  A.  B.  Quinton  J  Work  of  the  W.  C.  T.  U., 
Frances  Willard ;  Work  of  the  Red  Cross,  Clara 
Barton ;  Anti-Slavery  Movement,  Lillie  B.  Chace 
Wyman. 

The  editor's  intent  is  to  describe  the  fields  of  labor 
which  contain  evidences  of  woman's  progress,  those 
in  which  women,  if  entrance  were  not  absolutely  de- 
nied to  them,  were  at  least  not  welcomed  nor  valued. 
A  b.  .  ik  which  needs  and  deserves  thorough  revision.— 
Literary  World.  396. 

Stoddard,  William  O. 
Women  in  Thkik  Business  Affairs.    Vol.  I., 
Chap.   II.,   Woman's  Book.     N.  Y.,  Scrib- 
ner, [894,  2  vols.,  $7.50. 

Capital  advice  on  Keeping  Accounts,  the  Rights  of 
Married  Women,  Signatures.  Real  Estate  and  us 
Care,  Business  Papers,  Personal  Property,  Banking, 
Building  and  Loan  Associations,  Investments.  Insur- 
ance, Wills. 

See  also  Vol.  II..  p.  279,  of  the  same  work  for  sup- 
plementary information.  896. 

Walker,  Alfred. 
Hints  to  Women  on  the  Care  of  Property. 

N.  Y..  Harper,  1S7S,  paper,  20  c. 

Full  of  sensible  advice.     Written   some  years 
before  the  field  of  investment  was  as  difficult  as  it  is 
to-day.  832 


White,  Sallie  Joy. 

Business  Openings   for    Girls.     Bost.,  D. 
Lothrop  Co.,  1891,  75  c. 

It  would  be  difficult  to  find  anywhere  else  encour- 
agement at  once  so  sound  and  so  genial  to  girls 
women  to  seek  happiness  and  dignity  in  honest 
work.  .  .  .  To  "  newspaper-workers "  Mrs.  White 
speaks  out  of  the  fulness  of  20  years'  experience  on 
the  staff  of  the  Boston  Herald.— Nation.  396. 

Woman's  Book,  dealing  practically  with  the 
modern  conditions  of  home-life,  self-sup- 
port, education,  opportunities,  and  every- 
day problems.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1S94,  2  vols., 
400,  397  P-»  Q-  §7-50. 

Contents:  Vol.1.  Occupations  for  women,  P.  G. 
Hubert;  Women  in  their  business  affairs,  W.  O. 
Stoddard.  Principles  of  housekeeping,  Lillian  W. 
Betts;  Society  and  social  usages,  Constance  C.  Har- 
rison; Esthetics  of  dress,  Eva  W.  McGlasson;  Dress 
from  a  practical  standpoint,  by  several  writers;  Hy- 
giene in  the  home,  J.  W.  Roosevelt,  M.D.;  Train- 
ing of  children,  Kate  Douglas  Wiggin  i  Education  of 
women,  Lyman  Abbott;  Books  and  reading,  T.  H. 
Higginson;  Art  of  travel,  Elizabeth  Bisland.  Vol. 
II.  Home  grounds,  Samuel  Parsons,  Jr.;  Flowergar- 
den,  J.>hn  N.  Gerard;  House  building,  Helen  C.  Can- 
dee  ;  House  decoration  and  furnishing,  Mary  G. 
Humphrey;  Supplementary  information;  Women's 
opportunities  in  town  and  country.  Mary  C.Jones; 
Woman's  handiwork,  Constance  C.  Harrison. 

The  purpose  is  to  give  practical  information  and 
helpful  suggestions  touching  all  the  subjects  which 
concern  the  American  women  of  to-day.  The  differ- 
ent writers  have  been  carefully  chosen,  and  have 
done  excellent  work.  There  is  a  valuable  appen- 
dix, and  a  full  index.     Illustrated.— Critic.  396. 


BOOKBINDING:    PORCELAIN     PAINT- 
ING:    WOOD -CARVING:     AND 
OTHER   MINOR   ARTS. 

See  also  concluding  titles  and   notes  under 
Fine  Art. 

Leland,  Charles  G. 

Manual  of  Wood-carving.  Revised  by 
John    J.     Holtzapffel.       N.    Y.,    Scribner, 

Si. 75- 

Arranged  as  twenty  lessons,  giving  practical  and 
exact  instruction.  Although  it  is  impossible  for 
printed  instruction  to  take  the  place  of  a  teacher,  es- 
pecially in  explaining  a  handicraft,  an  ingenious  girl 
or  boy  might  take  up  wood-carving  with  the  aid  1  >i  this 
manual  alone,  and  have  a  very  fair  chance  of  success. 
Literary  World.  "30- 

Minor  Arts,  Porcelain  Painting,  Wood- 
carving,  Stencilling,  Modelling,  Mo- 
saic Work,  etc.     Illus.     N.Y.,MacmUlan, 

1880,     14s  p.,  D.  90c. 

Simple  and    practical,   and    for  use    of   elementary 
Classes.— Pratt  Institute  Library,  Brooklyn,  N.   Y. 

REPOUSSE  WORK  :  embossing  on  sheet  brass. 
Illus.  N'.  V.,  Art  Interchange  Co.,  1883, 
12  p.  Q.  35  c  739- 


124 


Useful  Arts  :    Livelihoods. 


Painting  on    Silk,    Satin,    and   Plush.     Illus. 
N.  V.,  Art  Interchange  Co.,   18S5,  15  p.,  Q. 


35  c. 


750. 


series.)     N.   Y.,   Macmillan,   1891, 
D.  82. 


}82   p. 


Zaehnsdorf,  J.  W. 

Art  or   Bookbinding.    Illus.    N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan, 1390,  187  p.,  D,  $1.50. 

Describes  the  various  processes  of  binding  in  a 
clear  and  practical  manner,  giving  directions  for  trade 
binding,  and  also  for  more  elabi  irate  and  artistic  work. 
Of  value  t"  those  who  arc  in  the  trade,  as  well  as  to 
amateurs. — Pratt  Institute  Library,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

686. 

DRAWING:  DESIGN. 

See  also  titles  and  notes  under  Fine  Art. 

Jackson,  Frank  G. 

Lessons  on  Decorative   Design  :    an    Ele- 
mentary Text-Hook.     Lond.,  Chapman  & 
Hall,  1891,  173  P-,  0.  7s.  6d. 
Presents  concisely  and  correctlythe  principles  which 

underlie  decorative  design. — Critic. 

Used  as  a  text-book  at  Pratt  Institute,    Brooklyn, 

N.Y.  745. 

Martineau,  Gertrude. 

A  Village  Class  for  Drawim;  and  Wood- 

CARVING.     N.  Y.,  Longmans,  75  c. 

A  helpful  little  handbook  for  the  use  of  teachers  in 
freehand  or  object  drawing  and  geometrical  drawing. 
Arranged  in  lessons,  profusely  illustrated.  740. 

White,  Gleeson,  Editor. 

Practical    Designing:   a  Handbook  on  the 
Preparation  of  Working  Drawings.     Illus. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1893,  327  p.,  D.  $2.50. 
Aims  to  aid  students   in  making  practical  designs 
for  carpets,  woven  fabrics,  floor  cloths,  etc.     Explains 
from  manufacturers'  standpoint  the  limitations  and  re- 
quirements imposed  by  the  material.—  Pratt  Institute 
Library,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  740. 

PHOTOGRAPHY. 

Abney,  William  de  W. 

Photography.  N.  Y.,  Longmans,  1S7S, 
$1.25. 

Capt.  Abney  is  one  of  the  foremost  photographers 
of  the  day,  and  this  treatise  is  a  standard  work  though 
published  several  years  ago.  —  Committee  on  Litera- 
ture, Camera  Club,  N.  Y.  770. 

Adams,  W.  I.   L. 

Amateur  Photography:  a  Practical  Guide 
for  the  Beginner.  N.  Y.,  Baker  &  Taylor 
Co.,  1893,  'i"  p.,  D.  cloth,  %\;  paper,  50c. 

A  brief,  simple,  and  trustworthy  guide,  by  the  editor 
of  the  Photographic  Times,  X.  Y.  770. 

Adams,  W.  I.  L.,  and  Ehrmann,  Charles. 

Photographic  Instructor  i<>r  the  Proff.s- 
sionai  and  Amateur.  3d  ed.  Illus.  N.  Y., 
Scovill    &    Adams    Co.,    1891,    215    p.,    O. 

Si. 25. 

A  practical  text-book  on  photography;  fuller  than 
'  Amateur  Photography."  Contains  a  series  of  24  les- 
sons as  given  by   Prof.  Ehrmann  at  the  Chautauqua 

School    of    Photography,     which     have    been    revised 

and  enlarged,  also  an  appendix  on  the  nature  ami  use 
of  the  various  chemicals  ami  substances  employed  in 
phbtographii  practice  Amateurs  will  gam  practical 
skill  in  1  he  making  of  good  photographs  il  they  follow 
closet;  and  exactly  the  instructions  given.— Pratt  In- 
stitute Library,  Brooklyn,  N.  1'.  770. 

Meldola,  Raphael. 

THE  Chemistry  OF  PHOTOGRAPHY.     (Nature 


A  series  of  lectures  delivered  to  a  class  of  advanced 
students  by  a  celebrated  English  professor  of  chem- 
istry. The  author  is  the  discoverer  of  several  impor- 
tant chemical  products  used  in  photography.  The 
work  is  a  valuable  one  to  the  chemist  who  seeks  knowl- 
edge about  the  chemistry  of  the  art. — Committee  on 
Literature,  Camera  Club,  N.  Y.  771. 


NEEDLEWORK:    EMBROIDERY. 

Croly,  Mrs.  J.  C.  (Jennie  June,  pseudonym), 
Editor. 
Ladies'  Fancy  Work  :  Embroidery,  Needle- 
work, Knitting,  Painting  on  Silk,  etc. 
N.  Y.,  A.  L.  Burt,  1SS6,  150  p.,  Q.  paper, 
50  c. 


A  capital  book,  with  200  illustrations. 


746. 


NEEDLEWORK  :  a  Manual  of  Stitches  and 
Studies  in  Embroidery  and  Drawn-Work. 
N.  Y.,  A.  L.  Burt,  iSSs,  126  p.,  O.  paper, 
50  c. 

Chiefly  a  compilation,  with  original  additions,  all 
excellent  in  quality  and  liberally  illustrated.  746. 

Glaister,  E. 

Needlework.  (Art  at  Home  series.)  N.  Y., 
Macmillan,  1880,  11  +  124  p.,  D.  90  c. 

Contains  many  useful  hints,  and  the  remarks  upon 
color,  stitches,  and  materials  are  good  and  suggestive. 
The  author  describes  the  many  sources  from  which 
a  design  may  be  culled,  and  the  proper  design  to  be 
used  for  particular  objects.— Nation.  746. 

Hapgood,  Olive  O. 

School  Needlework  :  a  course  in  sewing 
designed  for  use  in  schools.  Bost.,  Ginn, 
1893.  Pupils' edition,  162  p.,  60c.  Teach- 
ers' edition,  244  p.,  S5  c. 

An  excellent  book  for  giving  modern  methods  of 
teaching  and  learning  sewing.  The  instructions  are 
clear  and  stimulating.  In  Teachers'  Edition,  besides 
the  needlework,  short  talks  are  given  on  the  makn.^ 
of  the  material  and  instruments  in  use  in  sewing.— 
Mary  Schhnck  Woolman,  Instructor  in  Sewing, 
Teachers'  College,  New  York.  646. 

Kirkwood,  L.  J. 

Illustrated  Sewing  Primer,  with  Songs 
and  Music.  N.  Y.,  Am.  Book  Co.  1SS3, 
67  p.,  D.  30  c. 

Adapted  for  young  pupils  :  full  of  suggestions  for 
sewing  school  teachers.  Author  is  a  teacher  of  long 
and  successful  experience. — Pratt  Institute  Library, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  646. 

Lefebure,  Ernest,  and  Cole,  A.  S. 

EMBROIDERY  AND  LACE,  Their  Manufacture 
and  History  from  the  Remotest  Antiquity 
to  the  Present  Day.  Illus.  Phila.,  Lip- 
pincott,  1SS8,  336  p. \  O.  $3.50. 

A  handbook  giving  in  detail  the  history  of  embroid- 
ery and  lace-making:  well  illustrated,  and  aims  to 
stimulate  among  women  an  interest  in  artistic  work 
along  these  lines.  Not  a  work  of  instruction.—  Pratt 
Institute  Library,   Brooklyn.  N.  Y.  746. 

Leland,  Charles  G. 

Outline  Embroidery.  N.  Y.,  Art  Inter- 
change Co.,  1S92,  21  p.,  Q.  paper,  35  c. 

746. 
Rosevear,  Elizabeth. 

Needlework,  Knitting  and  Cutting  Out, 
X.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1894,  $1.75. 

A  valuable  and  practical  book  of  teaching  methods 


Useful  Arts  :    Livelihoods. 


"5 


cf  sewing  and  draughting  in  English  Bchools.  (I  ia 
filled  with  illustrations,  and  is  accurate  and  clear  In 
Style.— MaRV  SohBNCX  WoOLMAN,  Instructor  in  Sew- 
i»g,    l^u-hos-  (  \lUge,  X.    Y.  040. 

Woolman.  Mary  Schenck. 
A  Sewing   Course    for    Schools.    N.  v., 
Teachers' College,  1895.     Without  models, 

$3.50;  will;  45  models,  £20. 

I  progressive  course  of  sewing  for  the  use  of  ti 
<-is  in  this  bran(  li  ol  manual  training.  The  instructions 
are  short  and  to  tin- p.. mi  and  the  book  is  filled  with 
matters  helpful  to  the  teacher.  Itisadapted  for  s<  hools, 
mission  work,  and  private  classes,  and  is  text-book  and 
combined,  haying  bristol  board  pages  in- 
serted  with  the  text    The  instructions  are  sufficiently 

in  for  those  who  wish  to  make  their  own  models. 
Author  is  Instructor  in  Sewing,  Teachers'  College, 
New  York  and  this  course  is  now  in  use  in  the  Do- 
mestic Department  of  the-  College.  040. 

NOTE. 
The  "Butterick  Publishing  Co.,  New  York,  issue 
•■Art  of  Crocheting,"  143  p.,  an  elementary  book; 
"  Fancy  .mil  Practical  Crocheting,'  an  advanced  book; 
"Art  of  Drawn-Work,"  117  p.;'1  Art  of  Knitting," 
i->4  p.;  and  "Art  of  Lace-making,"  134  p.  Each  book 
in  large  pages,  bound  in  paper,  and  generously  illus- 
trated, sac.  All  arc  clear  and  practical  in  their  in- 
structions, and  all  but  "  Fancy  and  Practical  Crochet- 
ing" are  suited  to  beginners  as  well  as  experts. 

TYPE-WRITING. 

Humphrey,  F.  S. 
Manual  ok  Type-Writing,   Business  Letter- 
Writing,  and  Exercises  for   Phonographic 
Practice.     N.  Y. ,  Baker  &  Taylor  Co. ,  1SS6, 
1S5  p.,  O.  Si. 50. 

Of  special  value  to  phonographers.  Very  full  and 
helpful  in  its  models  of  business  correspondence,  law 
forms,  and  specifications  for  engineers  and  builders. 
Not  nearly  so  complete  in  its  directions  for  manipula- 
tion as  Torrey's  book — next  in  this  list.  052. 

Torrey,  Bates. 

Practical  Typewriting  by  the  All-Finger 

M  k  1  hod.    3d  edition,  revised  and  enlarged. 

N.  Y.,  Fowler  &  Wells  Co.,   1S94,  174  p., 

O.S1.50. 

A  graduated  series  of  exercises  on  the  typewriter, 
arranged  for  self-instruction  and  school  use.  Insists 
on  the  use  of  all  the  fingers  of  both  hands.  No  other 
work  is  so  well  and  fully  illustrated  in  directing  the 
learner.  The  instruction  is  applied  to  all  the  leading 
machines.     Many  useful  general  hints  are  given. 

052. 

TELEGRAPHY:  TELEPHONY. 

Houston,  Edwin  J. 
Dictionary  of  Electrical  Words,  Terms, 
and  Phrases.    3d  edition.    Illus.    N.  Y., 
W.  J.  Johnston  Co.,  1S94,  667  p.,  O.  $5- 

The  most  complete  electrical  dictionary  in  any  lan- 
guage,  Defines  almost  every  existing  electrical  term, 
whether  highly  scientific  or  slang.  Important  facts  are 
explained  quite  fully.  It  is  a  book  of  reference  on  all 
branches  of  electricity.  Suited  to  the  needs  of  every- 
body, from  the  general  reader  to  the  advanced  electri- 
cal engineer.  —  F.  B.  Ckockkk,  Prof,  of  Electrical 
Engineering,  Columbia  College,  N.   Y.  537. 

Lockwood,  Thomas  D. 
Practical  Information  for  Telephonists, 
N.  Y.,  W  J.  Johnston  Co.,  1888,  192  p.,  D. 

Takes  up  various  appliances  and  explains  their  use 


in  simple  language.    Useful  and  practical.— Pratt  Itt- 

sttf.it,-  Library,  Brooklyn,  N.   Y.  054.0. 

Maver,  William,  Jr. 

American  Telegraphy.  N.  Y.,  J.  II.  Bun- 
nell .V  Co.,  i8<)2,  563  p.,  il.  Q.  $3.50. 

A  clear  and  complete  description  of  the  various 
kinds  ot  telegraph  systems  and  apparatus.  An  excel- 
lent 1 k  ot  reference  on  telegraphy,  brought  ri 

down  to  date.  For  the  practicaland  practical  advanced 
student,  the  engineer,  electrical  or  not  electrical.— F. 
B.  Ckockkk,  Prof.  0/ Electrical  Engineering,  Colum- 
bia   College,  N.  Y.  054. 

Poole,  Joseph. 

Practical  Telephone  Handbook  and 
(.mdic   to   the    Telephonic    Exchange. 

N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1891,  228  p.,  D.  $1. 

A  practical  manual  which  treats  of  the  recent  meth- 
ods of  telephonic  working;  fully  illustrated.  Some- 
what more  technical  than  Lockwood.  054.0. 

JOURNALISM  :  AUTHORSHIP. 

Dixey,  Wolstan. 

Trade  of  Authorship.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,73 
Henry  St.,  Wolstan  Dixey,iS90,i28  p.,D.  $1. 

Contents:  The  Author's  Market,  Trade,  and  Life. 
The  liveliest  and  most  readable  book  on  its  theme;  it 
has  no  superior  for  good  sense  and  comprehensiveness 
of  information. — Literary  World  029.0. 

Luce,  Robert. 

Writing  for  the  Press;  a  Manual  for 
editors,  reporters,  correspondents  and 
printers.     Bost.,    Writer   Pub.    Co.,    1S91, 

95  P-,  Si- 

Contents  :  Preparing  copy  ;  words  and  phrases — 
noting  common  errors;  use  of  titles;  condensation; 
errors  of  arrangement;  punctuation;  proof-reading; 
newspaper  writing ;  telegraph  correspondence  ;  re- 
ports of  testimony  ,  head-lines. 

A  capital  book.  Author  was  on  the  staff  of  the 
Boston  Globe.  029.0. 

BOOKSELLING. 

4 
Growoll,  Adolf. 

The  Profession  of  Bookselling  ;  a  hand- 
book of  practical  hints  for  the  apprentice 
and  bookseller.  In  3  pts.  Pt.  1.  N.  Y.. 
Office  of  The  Publishers'  Weekly,  1S93,  10-f- 
65  p.  bds.,  $2. 

Puts  in  accessible  form,  direction  and  information 
of  a  practical  kind  that  may  be  of  service  to  the  young 
recruit  in  the  ranks  of  the  book  trade,  as  well  as  sug- 
gestive to  those  who  may  already  have  worked  their 
way  along  without  assistance  of  any  kind.  The  au- 
thor, who  is  managing  editor  of  The  Publishers' 
IVtrkly,  has  submitted  each  chapter  to  the  revision  of 
one,  in  many  cases  to  the  revision  of  several  authorities 
on  the  subject,  so  that  the  work  is  not  the  expression 
of  an  individual  but  the  composite  opinion  of  several 
masters.  The  chapter  "  Bibliography  of  Literature."  is 
excellent  reading  for  those  who  would  become  familiar 
with  the  literatures  oi  the  w  orld.  The  second  part, 
which  will  be  issued  shortly,  contains  an  admirably 
condensed  description  of  bookbinding  from  a  practical 
point  of  view,  as  well  as  a  history  of  bibliopegic  art 
from  its  earliest  beginning  to  the  present;  illustrated 
with  16  representative  bindings.  The  third  part,  in 
preparation,  will  contain  matter  of  interest  chiefly  to 
the  antiquarian  booksellerand  stationer.  Parts  II. and 
III.  will  be  $a  each,  055.50. 


COUNTRY    OCCUPATIONS. 

THE  FARM  :   ORCHARD,  KITCHEN  AND  MARKET  GARDEN  :    DAIRY  :    POULTRY  :    BEE 
KEEPING  :    FLOWER   GARDEN  :    LANDSCAPE  GARDENING  :    BY 

L.    H.    BAILEY, 

Professor  of  Horticulture,  Agricultural  College,  Cornell  University,  Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  and  B.  M,  Watson, 
Jr.,  Instructor  Bussey  Institution  of  Harvard  University,  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. 

June,  1895.  • 


Mr.  Watson's  notes  are  those  on  the  books 
of  P.  Barry,  P.  Henderson,  S.  W.  Johnson,  W. 
Robinson,  L.  R.  Taft,  and  Mrs.  S.  Van  Rens- 
selaer. All  other  notes  are  by  Prof.  L.  H. 
Bailey. 

See  Botany  for  Gray's  "  Manual"  and  other 
works  useful  in  this  department. 

THE  FARM. 
Aikman,  C.  M. 

Manures  and  the  Principles  of  Manuring. 
Lond.,  W.  Blackwood  &  Sons,  1894,  592  p., 
D.  $2.25. 

The  most  recent  account  of  the  theory  and  practice 
of  enriching  the  land,  considering  the  question  in  all 
its  aspects.  631. 

Johnson,  S.  W. , 

1  [ow  Crops  Feed.  N.  Y.,  Orange  Judd  Co., 
1S94,  $2. 

"  A  treatise  on  the  atmosphere  and  the  soil  as  re- 
lated to  the  nutrition  of  agricultural  plants."  A  com- 
panion volume  to  "  How  Crops  Grow."  Taken  to- 
gether, they  form  a  very  complete  statement  of  the 
methods  of  growth  in  plants,  and  their  relation  to  soil 
and  air.  By  their  aid  many  of  the  common  operations 
of  husbandry  are  explained.  Adapted  to  all  who  take 
a  more  than  cursory  interest  in  plant  life.  Requires 
an  elementary  knowledge  of  chemistry.  630.2. 

How     CROPS     Grow.     New    and    rev.    ed. 

Illus.     N.  Y.,  Orange  Judd  Co.,  416  p.,  D. 

$2. 

"  \  treatise  on  the  chemical  composition,  structure, 
and  life  oi  a  plant."  Designed  for  students  of  agri- 
cultural 1  bemistrj .  and  adapted  to  all  who  wish  infor- 
mation on  ill  com  osition,  structure,  modes  of  devel- 
opment, organization  and  use  of  the  different  parts  of 
a  plant.  630.2. 

Waring,  Geo.  E.,  Jr. 

Elements  of  Agriculture:  a  Book  for 
Young  Farmers.  N.  Y.,  O.  Judd  Co., 
251  p.,  D.  $1. 

A  plain  sj  floptical  account  of  the  way  in  which  the 
plant  lives  and  grows,  of  the  soil,  o|  manures,  mechan- 
ical cultivation,  and  the  like.  Discusses  the  whole 
field  of  the  underlying  principles  ol  agri<  ulture. 

630.2. 

ORCHARD    AND    KITCHEN    GARDEN. 
Bailey,  L.  H. 

American  Grape  Training.    N.  Y.,   Rural 
New  Yorker,  1S93,  95  p.,  O.  75  c. 
The  only  wcrk  devoted  to  the  training  of  American 


grapes.     Illustrated    with    photo-engravings    directly 
from  the  vines.     It  treats  all  the  leading  systems 

634. 

Horticulturist's  Rcle-Book.  3d  edition. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1895,  75  c. 

A  Compendium  of  Useful  Information  for  Fruit- 
Growers,  Truck-Gardeners,  Florists,  and  Others.  A 
condensed  manual  of  all  rules  and  recipes  and  figures 
used  by  horticulturists ;  as  insecticides,  fungiciiies, 
means  of  combating  all  the  important  insects  and 
fungi,  planting-tables,  dates  of  planting,  yields,  esti- 
mates for  heating  greenhouses,  greenhouse  rules  of 
practice,  tables  of  weights  and  measures,  legal  and 
customary  standards,  grafting  waxes,  methods  of  pack- 
ing and  storing  fruits  and  vegetables,  and  thousands 
of  other  useful  facts.  634. 

Barry,  P. 

Fruit  Gardes.  New  edition.  Illus.  N.  Y., 
O.  Judd  Co.,  516  p.,  D.  $2. 

A  thoroughly  practical  treatise  on  all  kinds  of  fruit- 
growing  carried  on  in  this  country.  The  various  de- 
tails of  preparation  of  the  soil,  propagation  and  culti- 
vation are  explained  ;  the  general  arrangement  and 
management  of  permanent  plantations  are  given  ;  there 
are  complete  lists  and  descriptions  of  our  numerous 
varieties  of  fruits,  with  chapters  on  gathering,  pack- 
ing, shipping,  and  preserving.  Insects  and  funi;.  us 
pests  are  considered.  Good  lists  ot  the  better  varieties 
of  fruits  are  made,  which  are  valuable  to  novices. 

634. 
Burpee,  W.  Atlee. 

How  and  What  to  Grow  in  a  Kitchen 
Garden  of  One  Acke.  Phila.,  W.  Atlee 
Burpee  &  Co.,  1S88,  19S  p.,  D.  50c. 

A  briil  handbook  advising  a  selection  of  soils  and 
varieties,  and  methods  of  cultivation  and  treatment, 
for  a  home  or  mixed  vegetable  garden.  635. 

Biggie,  Jacob. 

BlGGI  1:  BERRY  Book.  Phila.,  Farm  Journal, 
1  "i)4,  126  p.,  D.  50  c. 

A  little  book  giving  summary  statements  of  many 
growers  concerning  the  best  methods  .mA  varieties  in 
growing  strawberries,  raspberries,  blackberries,  cur- 
rani-.,  ar.d  gooseberries,  etc.  Fullest  on  strawberries. 
Has  colored  plates  of  varieties.  634. 

Greiner,  T. 

How  to  Make  the  Garden  Pay.  Phila., 
Win.  11  v.  Maule,  1S90,  272  p.,  D.  $2. 

\  implete  illustrated  manual  of  vegetable  garden- 
ing, lor  both  amateurs  and  market  gardeners,  It  is  a 
1  1  incise  and  reliable  exposition  of  the  entire  subject  for 

!  1  ulture,  with  advice  on  forcing  structures.     635. 

Henderson,  Peter 

Gardening  foe  Profit.     New  and  enlarged 


Country    Occupations. 


127 


edition.     Illus.      N.  Y.,  O.  Judd  Co.,  376  p., 

D.  $2. 

Although  written  for  market  gardeners,  this  book 
is  invaluable  to  any  one  who  wishes  t"  grow  good  vege- 
tables. Preparation  oi  soil  and  manures,  cultivation 
in  all  phases,  list--  and  descriptions  of  different  vegeta- 
bles are  given.  This  is  the  hook  of  a  practical  man, 
one  of  the  best  gardeners  and  horticultural  writers  we 
have  had.  It  is  adapted  to  the  use  of  everybody  who 
desires  a  vegetable  garden.  035. 

Rawson,   W.  W. 

Success  in  Market  Gardening.  Bost., 
\Y.  W.  Rawson,  1S92,  $1. 

A  condensed  manual  of  commercial  vegetable  grow- 
ing, under  glass  and  in  the  field,  in  New  England 

635. 

Roe,  E.  P. 

Success  with  Small  Fruits.  N.  Y.,  Dodd, 
Mead  &  Co.,  1SS1,  3SS  p.,  D.  Si. 50;  illus., 
S2.50. 

A  pleasant,  readable  account  of  the  best  practices  of 
growing  and  selling  the  berry  fruits,  as  strawberries, 
raspberries,  currants,  gooseberries,  etc.  634. 

Sempers,  F.  W. 

Injurious  Insects  and  the  Use  of  In- 
sectides.  Phila.,  \V.  Atlee  Burpee  &  Co., 
1S94,  216  p.,  D.  50  c. 

A  practical  and  profusely  illustrated  handbook  of  all 
common  insect  pests,  with  means  of  combating  them. 
It  is  designed  wholly  as  a  practical  manual.  632. 

Terry,  T.  B.,  and  Root,  A.  I. 

How  to  Grow  Strawberries.  Medina, 
Ohio,  A.  I.  Root,  1S90,  144  p.,  D.  40c. 

The  most  explicit  'manual  of  strawberry  growing. 
A  chatty  record  of  experiences.  634. 


THE  DAIRY. 


Gurler,  H.  B. 

American  Dairying.     Chic,   Breeders'  Ga- 
zette, 1S94,  267  p.,  D.  Si. 

A  practical  manual,  specifying  the  feeding  and 
care  of  a  dairy  herd,  and  the  actual  operations  in  the 
manufacture  of  milk  products  and  the  care  of  a 
creamery.  637. 

Russell,  H.  L. 

Outlines  of  Dairy  Bacteriology.  Madison, 
Wis.,  H.  L.  Russell,  1S94,  1S6  p.,  D.  $1. 

Discusses  the  latest  phases  of  the  role  of  microbes 
and  fermentation  in  the  modification  of  milk,  butter. 
and  cheese.  637. 

POULTRY. 
Collingwood,  H.  W. 

The    Business    Hen.     N.    Y.,    Rural    New 
Yorker,  1^92,  150  p.,  D.  paper,  50c. 

A  handbook  of  methods  and  management  of  poultry 
for  prorit,  comprising  feeding  and  marketing  the 
product.  The  chapters  are  contributed  by  various 
poultrymen.     Gives  little  attention  to  fancy  breeds. 

636.5. 

Felch,  I.  K. 

Poultry  Culture.     Chic,  Donohue,   Hen- 
neberry  &  Co.,  1SS5,  430  p.,  D.  Si. 50. 

Discusses  the  subject  from  a  fancier's  standpoint. 
Very  full  upon  mating  and  breeding  thoroughbred 
fowls,  and  upon  scoring  and  judging.  636.5. 

Wright,  Lewis. 

Practical  Poultry  Keeper.    N.Y.,  O.  Judd 
Co.,  243  p.,  D.  $2. 
Chiefly  a  description  of  breeds  and  varieties,  and 


their  origin,  with  only  short  accounts  of  methods  of 
management  anil  feeding.     Preface  dated  1867. 

636.5. 

BEE-KEEPING. 
Cook,  A.  J. 

Bee-Keeper's  Guide;  or,  Manual  of  the 
Apiary.  Chic,  Thomas  G.  Newman,  1SS1, 
302  p.,  D.  ST. 50. 

Part  I.  comprises  the  natural  history  of  the  honey 
bee,  and  the  anatomy  and  physiology  of  the  insect. 
Part  II.  is  a  detailed  manual  of  the  most  approved 
operations  in  apiculture,  being  full  upon  all  practical 
points  of  the  business.  638. 


FLOWER-GARDEN. 


Ellwanger,  H.  B. 

The  Rose.     N.  Y. 
293  p.,  D.  Si. 25. 


Dodd,  Mead  &  Co.,  1SS2, 


A  full  account  of  the  tribes  and  types  of  roses,  and 
a  manual  ol  their  cultivation,  both  in  the  open  and 
under  glass.     Particularly  full  on  varieties.  716. 


N.  Y.,    Orange 
716. 


Heinrich,  Julius. 

Window  Flower-Garden. 
Judd  Co.,  75  c 

A  commendable  little  book. 

Henderson,  Peter. 

Practical  Floriculture.  New  and  en- 
larged edition.  Illus.  N.  Y.,  O.  Judd 
Co.,  1S93,  325  p.,  D.,  Si. 50. 

Plain,  practical  directions  for  growing  tender  plants 
and  flowers.  Originally  written  for  men  who  make  this 
their  business,  it  is,  nevertheless,  by  far  the  best  book 
obtainable  for  the  amateur.  Both  this  book  and  "  Gar- 
dening for  Profit  "  contain  chapters  on  cold  frames 
and  pits,  hot-beds,  and  simple  greenhouse  construc- 
tion. Adapted  to  all  who  wish  to  obtain  the  best  up- 
to-date  methods.  716. 

Hunt,  M.  A. 

How  to  Grow  Cut  Flowers.  N.  Y., 
Florists'  Exchange;  Chic,  American 
Florist,  1S93,  228  p.,  D.  $2. 

A  practical  manual  by  a  successful  florist,  compris- 
ing excellent  chapters  on  greenhouse  or  forcing  house 
construction,  with  explicit  directions  for  growing 
roses,  carnations,  chrysanthemums,  violets,  migno- 
nette, bulbs,  and  orchids.  716. 

Mathews,  F.  Schuyler. 

The  Beautiful  Flower  Garden.  Phila., 
W.  Atlee  Burpee  &  Co.,  1S94,  50  c. 

Treats  flowers  and  flower-growing  from  the  artists' 
point  of  view,  ami  it  is  profusely  illustrated  with 
excellent  pen  sketches  by  the  author.  It  is  the 
only  American  handbook  which  treats  the  subject 
from  this  standpoint  Directions  are  also  given  for 
the  growing  of  the  common  flowers.  716. 

Robinson,  W. 

English  Flower  -  Garden.  3d  edition. 
Lond.,  John  Murray,  1S93,  751  p.,  O.  15s. 

\\ "'  I]  suited  for  American  use,  although  written  for 
the  climatic  conditions  ol  Great  Britain.  Deals  with 
hardy  plants,  herbaceous  perennials  in  particular, 
some  annuals,  and  some  flowering  trees  and  shrubs. 
The  opening  chapters  give  good  advice  on  laying-out, 
an<l  the  general  care  of  gardens.  There  are  copious 
lifferent  1  lasses  of  plants  for  special  purpi  ses. 
The  bulk  of  the  book  is  devoted  to  an  alphabetical  list 
of  hardy  plants  for  garden  use,  with  description  and 
important  directions  for  culture.  The  reader  must  re- 
member that  the  English  climate  is  less  exacting  tnan 
the  American,  and  that  some  plants  here  set  down  as 
hardy  are  lender  in  America.  The  illustrations  are 
numerous  and  much  better  in  quality  than  usual  m 
gardening  books.  716. 


128 


Country    Occupations. 


Taft,  L.  R. 

Greenhouse  CONSTRUCTION.     Illus.     N.  Y., 

O.  Judd  Co.,  1894,  20S  p.,  D.  Si. 50. 

A  thoroughly  good  book  for  any  one  planning  to 
build  a  greenhouse.  Contains  descriptions  of  all  the 
new  and  improved  methi ids  of  construction  and  equip- 
ment. Written  for  amateurs  as  well  as  florists.  Meth- 
ods particularly  adapted  to  American  climate.    716.3. 

LANDSCAPE  GARDENING. 

Kemp,  Edward. 

Landscape   Gardening  ;    or,  How  to  Lay 

Out  a  Garden.     American  edition.    N.  Y., 

John  Wiley  &  Son,  1880,  403  p.,  D.  $2.50. 

Probably  the  best  single  handbook  which  aims  to 
cover  the  entire  field  of  theory  and  practice  of  land- 
scape gardening.  It  introduces  the  subject  with  an 
excellent  discussion  of  the  principles  of  the  art,  and 
the  rules  of  design  follow  as  suggestions  therefrom. 


N.     Y.,    Putnam, 


Parsons,  Samuel,  Jr. 
Landscape    Gardening. 
1891,  329  p..  9-  §3-50. 

Considers  the  subject  from  the  side  of  plants  and 
planting  effects,  rather  than  from  the  side  of  design. 
An  artistic  volume  of  the  greatest  interest  to  students 
of  plant  forms  and  their  artistic  expressions.  Author 
has  contributed  "The  Home  Grounds,"  Chap.  XII., 
Vol.  II.,  Woman'sBook,  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  2  vols.,  $7-S°- 

710. 

Van  Rensselaer,  Mrs.  Schuyler. 

Art  Olt-ok-Doors.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,   1S93, 
399  p.,  D.  Si. 50. 

A  most  readable  and  instructive  book  for  all  who 
own  land  and  attempt  its  cultivation.  Without  being 
a  practical  treatise  on  landscape  gardening,  it  contains 
a  great  deal  of  excellent  advice  about  all  matters  per- 
taining to  ornamental  planting  in  its  different  forms. 
Adapted  to  all  who  wish  to  improve  or  embellish 
country  places.  In  appendix  is  a  list  of  standard  books 
on  landscape  gardening.  710. 


DOMESTIC  ECONOMY. 


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AUGUSTA  II.   LEYPOLDT, 

Editor  Literary  News. 


New  York,  August,  i 


ARCHITECTURE. 

Sir  also  under  Fink  Art. 

Brunner,  A.  W. 

COTTAGES:    Hints   on  Economical    Building. 

N.  V.,  \V.  T.  Comstock,  1SS4,  78  p.,  D.  $1. 

Gives  24  designs  for  inexpensive  country  houses, 
planned  by  good  architects.  With  a  chapter  by  W. 
Paul  Gerhard  on  Water  Supply,  Drainage,  Heating, 
and  Ventilation.  728. 

Candee,  Helen  Churchill. 

House- Building.  Vol.  II.,  Chap.  XIV., 
Woman's  Book.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1894, 
2  vols.,  $7.50. 

A  thoroughly  helpful  chapter  from  the  point  of 
view  of  the  woman  who  occupies  a  house,  and  who, 
with  no  undue  awe  of  the  architect,  desires  the  house 
to  be  wholesome,  cheerv.  convenient,  and  not  too  dear. 

396. 
Gibson,  L.  H. 

Convenient  Houses,  with  50  plans  for  the 
housekeeper,  architect,  and  housewife;  a 
journey  through  the  home;  practical  house- 
building for  the  owner;  business  points  in 
building;  how  to  pay  for  a  home.  N.  Y., 
Crowell,  1SS9,  321  p.,  0.82.50. 

One  of  the  most  practical  books  of  the  kind.  The 
author  isa  practising  architect,  who  writes  with  know  1- 
edge,  clearness,  and  sense.  Plans  are  given  for  fifty 
houses,  mostly  of  a  very  modest  kind,  with  exteriors 
of  several.  The  amateur  house-builder  should  get  a 
good  deal  of  useful  instruction  and  many  sensible  sug- 

stions  from  this  book .  —  Nation.  728. 

Osborne,   C.  Francis. 

Notes  on  the  Art  of  House-Planning. 
N.  V.,  W.  T.  Comstock,  18S8,  106  p.,  D.  $1. 

A  useful  book  on  arranging  the  rooms  of  a  house  in 
the  most  convenient  way,  without  wasting  space. 

728. 
Sturgis,  Russell,  and  Others. 

Homes  in  City  and  Country.  Illus.  N.  Y. , 
Scribner,  1893,  S  +  214  p.,  O.  $2. 

Contents:  The  City  House  in  the  East  and  South, 
by  Russell  Sturgis:  The  City  House  in  the  West,  by 
John  W.  Root;  The  Suburban  House,  by  Bruce 
Price;  The  Countrv  House,  by  Donald  G.  Mitchell 
["Ik  Marvel"!;  Small  Country  Places,  by  S.  Par- 
sons, Jr  ;  Building  and  Loan  Associations— a  char 
and  interesting  explanation— by  W.  A.  I  inn  — with 
pic  Hires  of  houses  at  $io;o,  and  upward,  built  by  Asso- 
ciations. The  other  illustrations  represent  American 
architecture  from  Colonial  tunes  to  the  present  day. 
The  architects  who  contribute  chapters  are  among 
foremost  in  America.  728. 

Suburban   and    Country    Homes:  forty-five 
designs    for     houses     of     moderate 
N.  V..  Wrn.  T.  Comstock,   1S94,  cloth,    |2; 
paper,  Si. 

The  designs  are  by  various  practising  architl 
standing.     Includes    "Suggestions    on    House    Build- 
ing," by  Albert  Winsiow  Cobb :  and  "  How  to  Plumb  a 
Suburban  H  .use,"  by  Leonard  D.  Hosford— two  use- 
ful chapters.  728. 


HOUSE  DECORATION  AND  FURNISH- 
ING. 

Brunner,  Arnold  W.,  and  Tryon,  Thomas. 
Interior  Decoration.     Illus.     N.  Y.,  Wm. 
T.    Comstock,    1891,  65    p.,   Q.   cloth,  $2; 
paper,  §1.50. 

Authors  are  architects  ;  they  offer  decorations  suited 
to  the  hall,  staircase,  library,  parlor,  dining-room, 
study,  and  bedrooms,  both  for  city  and  country 
houses.  Many  good  hints  are  given  for  altering  and 
bettering  old  work,  and  on  furnishing.  A  book  which 
will  suggest  many  points  for  discussion  before  the 
practising  architect  and  decorator  are  called  upon. 

749. 
Eastlake,  Sir  Charles  L. 

Hints  on  Household  Taste.  Edited  by 
C.  C.  Perkins.  Illus.  Bost.,  Houghton, 
1S81,  $3. 

By  the  famous  designer.  His  book,  though  written 
in  1878,  is  a  classic,  and  can  be  gainfully  consulted  to- 
day. 749. 

Garrett,  Rhoda  and  Agnes. 
Suggestions    for    House    Decoration,    in 

Painting,      Woodwork      and      Furniture. 

Phila.,  Porter,  1877,  Si. 

Written  from  the  artist's  point  of  view,  and  requir- 
ing some  means  and  previous  knowledge  to  carry  out 
its  ideas.  749. 

Girl's  Room,  A.  With  plans  and  designs  for 
work  up  stairs  and  down,  and  entertainments 
for  herself  and  friends.  Bost.,  D.  Lothrop 
Co.,  1S86,  236  p.,  D.  Si. 

A  chatty  book  about  furnishing  and  decorating  a 
girl's  room  in  good  taste  at  little  cost.  The  direc- 
tions for  making  odds  and  ends  and  for  recreations 
are  capital.  749. 

Harrison,  Constance  Cary. 
Women's    Handiwork    in   Modern  Homes. 
N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1SS1,  12  +  242  p.,  O.  $2. 

Treats  of  embroidery,  painting,  and  wood-carving, 
and  gives  practical  hints  for  the  decoration  of  modern 
homes.  Contains  five  colored  plates  and  numerous 
illustrations.  740. 

Humphreys,   Mary  Gay. 

House  Decora  noN  and  Furnishing.  Vol.  II., 
Chap.  XV.,  Woman's  Book.     X.    Y.,  Scrib- 
ner,   [894,  2  VOls.,  $7oO. 
Discusses   the  subject   as   it  appeals  to  women   of 

purse  and  good  taste     Women  who  earn  their  bread  by 

decorative  art  will  find  some  valuable  hints  lure. 

See  also  in  the  same   volume,   page  336,  "Practical 

House  Furnishing  "  by  Lida  Rose  McCabe.  390. 

Wheeler,  Candace,  Editor. 

Household    Art.     (Distaff  series.)     N.  Y., 

Harper,  1S93,  204  p.,  S.  1 1 . 

Contents:  The  philosophy  of  beauty  applied  to 
house  interiors,  Candace  Wneeler;  the  development  of 
American  homes,  Mrs.  M  G.  Van  Rensselaer ;  some 
work  of  the  Associated  Artists,  Mrs.  Burton  Harrison; 


13° 


Domestic  Economy. 


wall-papers,  ceilings  and  dados,  Susan  N.  Carter;  the 
progress  of  American  decorative  art,  Mary  Gay 
Humphreys:  the  limits  of  decoration,  I.ucia  Gilbert 
Runlcle  ;  about  furnishings,  Florence  Morse  ;  decora- 
tive and  applied  art,  Candace  Wheeler. 

Brief  and  sketchy  papers  of  interest.  740. 

HOUSEKEEPING:  GENERAL. 

See  under  Physical  Culture  for  Hygiene, 
Sanitation,  Nursing,  and  Emergencies:  see 
under  USEFUL  Arts  for  Needlework. 

Betts,  Lillian  W. 

The  Principles  of  Housekeeping.  Vol.  I., 
Chap.  III.,  Woman's  Kook.  N.  Y.,  Scrib- 
ner,  1894,  2  vols.,  S7.50. 

A  thorough  survey  of  the  duties  of  housekeeping, 
and  of  recent  labor-saving  inventions,  including  the 
Aladdin  oven  and  the  electric  cooker.  Discussing 
popular  cook-books,  Mrs.  Betts  points  out  their  de- 
ficiencies and  inconsistencies,  declaring  them  to  be 
k1  servants,  but  bad  mistresses." 

See  also  Vol.  II.,  page  307,  of  this  work  for  sup- 
plementary information.  396. 

Butler,  Edward  A. 

Our  Household  Insects.  Illus.  N.  Y., 
Longmans,  1893,  10+344  p.,  D.  $2. 

An  excellent  book,  which  any  housewife  may  read 
with  profit,  and  every  entomologist  will  find  conven- 
ient for  reference.  Although  primarily  written  for 
English  readers,  it  is  equally  available  for  America. 
It  is  not  a  book  of  remedies  for  pests,  but  those  who 
intelligently  read  it  will  be  far  better  able  to  cope  with 
their  tormentors  than  ever  before. — Nation.    591.65. 

Goodholme,  Todd  D.,  Editor. 

Domestic  Cyclopaedia  of  Practical  In- 
formation. New  edition.  Illus.  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  1889,  650  p.,  O.  $5. 

A  book  of  reference  on  all  household  subjects.  In- 
cludes Drainage,  the  Garden,  and  the  Dairy,  by  George 
E.  Waring,  jr.;  Locating,  Building,  and  Repairing,  by 
Calvert  Vaux  and  Thomas  Wisedell ;  Warming  and 
Ventilation,  by  Lewis  Leeils;  Decoration  as  applied  to 
Walls,  Floors,  and  Furniture,  by  Geo.  Fletcher  Rabb  ; 
Domestic  Chemistrv— disinfecting,  cleaning,  and  dye- 
ing, by  Elwyn  Waller;  Dietetics  and  Alcoholic  Bev- 
erages, by  Austin  Flint,  M.I).  ;  Diseases  and  Hygiene 
of  Children,  by  Abr.  Jacobi,  M.D.;  General  Medicine, 
by  Wm.  T.  Lusk,  M.D.  ;  Cooking  and  Domestic  Man- 
agement, by  Mrs.  Elizabeth  S.  Miller  and  Giuseppi 
Rudmani  ;  Business  Forms  and  Legal  Rules,  by  John- 
son T.  Piatt.  The  Nation  calls  it  "an  indispensable 
bo.k  in  every  well-regulated  family."  640. 

Herrick,  Christine  Terhune. 

Housekeeping  Made  Easy.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
18S8,  7  +  313  p.,  S.  fx. 

Gives  minute  directions  for  every  important  duty 
of  the  household,  beginning  with  renting,  furnishing 
and  settling  the  house,  and  engaging  the  maul.  1  hen 
follows  the  routine  for  each  day  of  the  week  ;  the  rare 
of  cellar,  kitchen  and  pantry;  the  war  on  dust  and 
dirt;  gathering  up  fragments;  maraeting,  dressmaking 
and  much  else. 

"  Housekeeping  done  thoroughly"  would  have  bet- 
ter de tinrd  this  book.  The  writer  is  a  sensible  woman, 
with  a  practical  knowledge  of  her  subject.— Nation. 

640. 
Nitsch,  Helen.     (Catherine  Owen, psutdoin  »i.) 
Ten  Dollars  Enough  :  Keeping  house  well 
on  ten  dollars  a  week.     Host.,  Houghton, 
1887,  9+279  p.,  I).  $1. 

A  narrative  of  the  Struggles  and  triumphs  of  a  young 
wife.  Its  simple  story  gives  a  persona!  interest  to 
household  matters,  and  offers  good  receipts  not  found 
in  formal  cook-books.  640. 

FOOD:  COOKING:  SERVING. 

Abel,  Mary  Hinman. 

Practical  Sanitary  and  Economic  Cook- 
ING,   adapted  to  persons  of  moderate  and 


small  means.  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  American 
Public  Health  Assoc,  1S90,  11  +  190  p.,  D. 
40  c. 

This  little  volume  is  more  than  a  collection  of  reci- 
pes. Mrs.  Abel  states«simply  and  clearly  the  under- 
lying principles  of  wholesomeness  of  diet  and  sensible 
cookery.  Mic  suggests  many  expedients  that  make 
for  health  and  economy.  Her  receipts  are  practical,  and 
many  of  them  inexpensive. — Helen  Kinne,  Instructor 
in  Cooking,  Teachers'  College,  N.  Y.  641. 

Atkinson,  Edward. 

The  Science  ok  Nutrition.  4th  edition, 
revised  and  enlarged.  Bost.,  Damrell  & 
Upham,  iSgs,  247  p.,  D.  $1. 

Mr  Atkinson  in  this  book  tells  in  clear  and  simple 
language  all  that  he  knows  about  cooking  nutritious 
and  toothsome  food  with  the  least  possible  trouble 
and  at  the  lowest  cost.  His  invention,  the  Aladdin 
Oven,  for  cooking  at  lower  temperatures  than  com- 
mon, and  within  non-conducting  walls  so  as  not  to 
k  the  cook,  is  fully  described,  with  all  the  instruc- 
tions for  use  the  inventor  can  give.  The  Aladdin 
Oven  (or  Atkinson  Cooker)  is  manufactured  by  the 
Asbestos  Paper  Co.,  71  Kilby  St.,  Boston,  Mass.,  $12. 
With  full  equipment,  namely,  Mr.  Atkinson's  "  Science 
of  Nutrition,"  lamp,  cooking  thermometer,  an  extra 
metallic  table,  two  vegetable  pans,  and  one  roasting- 
pan  with  grates,  §20.  The  Oven  is  adapted  for  oil  or 
gas.  641. 

Bostwick,  Lucy  W. 

Margery  Daw's  Home  Confectionery. 
N.  Y.,  Brentano,  50  c. 

Describes  how  to  prepare  cooked  and  uncooked 
candies  of  all  kinds,  many  of  them  good  and  inexpen- 
sive. 642. 

Canned    Foods     and     How    to    Use    Them. 
N.  Y.,  Ward,  Lock  &  Bowden,  1S93,  $1. 

Several  hundred  receipts,  many  of  them  new,  are 
given  for  the  preparation  of  tinned  foods  for  camping 
and  excursion  parties,  and  for  mealsat  home.  Canned 
foods  so  largely  enter  into  the  modern  bill  of  fare  that 
this  book  is  a  welcome  addition  to  the  kitchen  shelf. 

641. 

Corson,  Juliet. 

Practical  American  Cookery  and  House- 
hold Management.  N.  Y.,  Dodd,  Mead 
&  Co.,  1886,  22  +  591  p.,  D.  Si. 50. 

Full  of  excellent  receipts.  Includes  the  care  of 
children  and  invalids,  and  careful  instructions  for  mar- 
keting and  carving.  —  Critic. 

Good,  but  somewhat  elaborate.  Miss  Corson's 
methods  are  decidedly  French.  She  is  one  of  the  best 
teachers  of  her  art  in  America.  641. 

Henderson,  Mary  F. 

Diet  for  the  Sick:  a  Treatise  on  the  Values 
of  Foods,  their  application  to  special  con- 
ditions of  health  and  disease,  and  on  the 
best  methods  of  their  preparation.  Illus. 
N.  Y.,  Harper,  1SS5,  $1.50. 

A  comprehensive  and  reliable  book.  Its  bills  of  fare 
for  invalids  are  adapted  to  a  wide  variety  of  cases. 

641. 

Herrick,  Christine  Terhune. 

Chafing-dish  Supper.    N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1S94, 

75  c 

Practical  suggestions  as  to  the  choice  and  use  of 
chafing-dishes,  with  receipts  for  toothsome  dishes,  and 
half-a-dozen  menus  for  Sunday  night  teas.  641. 

Liberal  Living  Upon  Narrow  Means, 
Bost.,  Houghton,  1S90,  $1. 

A  menu  well  planned  and  economically  considered 
is  offered  for  every  day  of  a  week  during  each  month 
of  the  year.  Includes  valuable  hints  for  avoiding 
waste. — Critic.  641 


Domestic  Economy. 


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The  Li  111  1   Dinnbr.     N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $1. 

Helpful  to  young  housekeepers  \\h<>  wish  i"  enter- 
tain simply,  yel  want  something  more  elaborate  than 
the  everyday  dinner.— Hblbm  Kinnk,  Instructor  in 

Cooking,'  Teachers'  College,  N.   1.  041. 

Lemcke,  Gesine. 

Desserts  ind  Salads,  European  and  Ameri- 
can, economical  and  dainty.  ?tli  edition. 
N.  V.,  C.  r.  Dillingham  &  Co.,  i  S92,  296  p., 
0.  $1.25. 

\  1  imprehenslve  and  trustworthy  guide  :  its  r. 
an  mitten.  041. 

European  and  American  Cuisine.  N.  Y., 
Apple  ton,  1895,  6og  p.,  ( >.  $2. 

Directions  include  receipts  for  more  than  100  soups 
ami  joo  modes  of  cooking  fish— branches  commonly 
neglected  in  cook-books.  Other  departments,  except- 
ing desserts  and  salads  (see  foregoing  book),  are 
equally  full.  Quantities,  time  and  method  are  stated 
with  the  clearness  and  accuracy  of  an  accomplished 
teacher.  041. 


Lincoln,  Mrs.  D.  A. 

Boston  Cook-Book.  What  to  do  and  what 
not  to  do  in  cooking.  Bost.,  Roberts 
Bros.,  1890,  14  +  536  p.,  D.  $2. 

A  trustworthy  guide  in  practical  cookery.  The  ar- 
rangement of  the  topics  is  systematic,  and  the  direc- 
tions it  work  so  concise  and  exact  that  a  novice  in 
following  them  is  able  to  obtain  good  results.  A  book 
for  well-to-do  people.  Though  not  a  scientific  treatise, 
it  gives  a  useful  outline  of  the  chemistry  and  physi- 
ology of  food.  —  Helen  Kinnk,  Instructor  in  Cooking, 
Teachers'  College,  N.  V.  041. 

Boston  School  Kitchen  Text-Book,  les- 
sons in  cooking  for  the  use  of  classes  in 
public  and  industrial  schools.  Bost., 
Roberts  Bros.,  1888,  232  p.,  D.  $1. 

Just  what  its  name  implies  ;  a  study  of  food,  and  ex- 
planation of  general  principles  in  cooicing  ;  adapted 
lor  practical  use  in  the  classes  of  public  and  industrial 
schools. — Critic. 

041. 


Specially  good  for  chemistry  of  foods. 


Carving    and 
Bros.,  18S7,  5: 


Serving.      Bost., 
p.,  S.  60  c. 


Roberts 


Plain  practical  directions  designed  to  teach  women 
how  to  carve  with  ease  and  grace.  043. 


Nitsch,  Mrs.  Helen.     (Catherine  Owen, pseud.) 

Lessons  in  Candy-making.  Springfield, 
Miss.,  C.  W.  Bryan  &  Co.,  1SS7,  70  p.,  D. 
50c. 

Practical  receipts  for  making  candy,  with  directions 
for  coloring  it.  Intended  tor  women  wishing  to  earn 
money  at  their  homes.  Emphasizes  the  importance  of 
making  the  candy  equal  in  all  respects  to  that  of  con- 
fectioners.— Pratt  Institute  Library,  Brooklyn,  N .    ) '. 

042. 

Parloa,  Maria. 

First  Prim  hies  ok  Household  Manage- 
ment AND  COOKKRY :  a  Text-book  for 
Schools  and  Families.  New  and  enlarged 
edition.  Bost.,  Houghton,  1S85,  12  +  176 p., 
S.  75  c. 

A  practical  little  text-book  in  clear  language.  Dis- 
cusses the  cnemica!  composition  of  foods,  and  outlines 
a    series    of    twelve    lessons.      Adds    many   simple    and 

economical  receipts,  which  are  the  result  of  the  au- 
thor's experience  in  leaching  classes  oi  women. 
Offers  valuable  suggestions  for  diet  for  the  sil  k. — 
I'ratt  Institute  Library,  Brooklyn,  N.   Y.  041. 

Kitchen  COMPANION:  a  Guide  fur  all   who 


wish     to    be    gixjd     housekeepers. 
Estes    &     I. ami. it,    [887,  $2.50. 


Host. 


An  exhaustive  culinary  treatise;  everything  from 
building  the  kitchen  to  placing  ferns  on  the  table  is 
explained.— Critic,  041. 

Richards,  Amy  G. 

COOKERY,      Montreal,    Canada,     E.    M.    Re- 
nouf,  1895,  436  p.,  D.  $1.25. 


A  very  complete  ami  useful  book. 
ceipts  arc  new  ;  .>il  are  well  1  hosen, 

an  exponent  of  the  Canadian  sol 1 


Mam-  of  the  Te- 
l: ichards  is 
one  in  which  the 


.111  exponent  01  me  I  anainan  so 1,  one    in  wuicii  me 

beal  elements  oi  English  and  French  cookery  are  com- 
bined. 041. 


Rorer,  Mrs.  S.  T. 

Canning  and  Preserving. 
Co.,  40  c. 


N.  Y.,  O.  Judd 


Full  and  easy  directions  for  canning  and  preserving 
fruits  and  vegetables ;  making  jellies,  syrups,  and  cat- 
sups; drying  herbs  and  fruits.  041. 

Philadelphia  Cook  Book.     Phila.,  Arnold 
iV  Co.,  1886,  $1.75. 

Comprehensive  and    reliable.    Brief    introductions 

explain  the  chemistry   and   the    mode  of   selecting  the 
viands.  041. 


Y.,  Harper,  1894, 


Springsteed,  Anne  Frances. 

The  Expert  Waitress.     N. 
131  p.,  D.  fi. 

Explains  in  minute  detail  the  method  of  laying  and 
serving  the  table  at  all  meals  ;  also  gives  clear  direc- 
tions for  the  performance  of  the  other  duties  required 
of  a  waitress  in  private  families  The  housekeeper 
who  does  not  have  a  waitress  will  find  useful  hints  in 
this  book.  047- 

Terhune,  Mrs.  Mary  V.  H.  (Marion  Harland, 
pseud.). 

Breakfast,  Luncheon,  and  Tea.  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  1883,  Si. 75. 

Common  Sense  in  the  Household:  a  man- 
ual of  practical  housewifery.  Majority 
edition,  revised.  N.  Y..  Scribner,  1892, 
7  +  54"  p.,  D.  $1.50.  640. 

Chiefly  a  cookery  book,  including  dishes  for  the 
nursery  and  sick-room.  A  few  directions  for  wash- 
ing, cleaning,  and  the  like  are  added. 

Mrs.  Terhune's  cookery  is  distinctively  American, 
of  the  Southern  school  ;  her  receipts  are  trustworthy, 
and  the  directions  sufficiently  clear  to  be  followed  suc- 
cessfully by  the  inexperienced  housewife.  Some  of  her 
dishes,  notably  the  desserts,  are  too  rich,  but  every 
cook  modifies  the  receipts  she  uses.  There  is  a  decided 
charm  in  the  cordial  tone  of  the  little  talks  interspersed 
through  Mrs.  Terhune's  household  books.  041. 

Dinner  Giving.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  18S3,  713  p., 
D.  $1.75. 

A  simple  bill  of  fare  for  every  day  in  the  year,  with 

full  directions  for  cooking  and  serving;  twelve  elab- 
orate menus  are  also  given.  041. 

Thompson,   Sir  Henry,  M.D. 

Food  and  Feeding.  5th  edition,  revised  and 
enlarged.     N.  Y.,  VVarne,   1SS7,   174  p..  D. 

St    or 


White,  Sallie  Joy. 

Cookery  in  the   Public  Schools.     Host., 
I).  Lothrop  Co.,  1890,  173  p.,  D.  75  c. 

Sketches  the  origin   and   growth  of  industrial  edu- 
cation tor  gii  Is  ;  argues  for    public  cooking  schools  on 
ground  of  their  success  in   Boston;  gives  a  course 
oi  lessons  on   cooking    based    on    those  of  the  Boston 


*32 


Domestic  Economy. 


schools.  Lays  stress  on  cleanliness,  economy,  and  at- 
tractive service.  Girls  desirous  of  studying  cookery 
with  a  view  to  becoming  class-teachers  will  here  learn 
something  of  the  requirements  demanded  for  the  posi- 
tion. 641. 

Williams,  W.  Mattieu, 

Chemistry  ov  Cookery.    N.  Y.,  Appleton, 

1885.  32S  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Explains  in  simple  terms  the  chemistry  of  boiling, 
roasting,  grilling,  frying,  and  stewing.  Discusses  the 
nourishing  qualities  of  various  foods  and  how  these 
qualities  arc  affected  by  cooking.  Has  a  word  of  sense 
on  vegetarianism.  The  author  was  a  chemist  of  emi- 
nence, and  his  chapters  arc  based  on  experiment  and 
experience.  The  reader  need  know  little  more  than 
the  barest  rudiments  of  chemistry  to  get  much  good 
fr"iri  this  book.  641. 

LAUNDRY:  SCOURING:  DYEING. 

Calder,  F.  L.,  ,/«,/Mann,  E.  E. 

Teachers'  Manual  of  Elementary  Laun- 
dry Work.  N.  Y.,  Longmans,  1S91,  y6p., 
S.  30  c. 

As  useful  at  home  as  at  school.  Describes  washing 
materials,  utensils  and  their  uses,  and  preparation  for 
washing.  Gives  capital  receipts  for  washing,  starch- 
ing, bleaching,  ironing,  and  removing  stains.  Both 
authors  are  English  ;  one  is  a  teacher.  There  is  no 
American  book  on  this  subject.  648. 

Hurst.  George  H. 

Handbook  of  Garment  Dyeing  and  Clean- 
ing. Lond.,  C.  Griffin  &  Co.;  Phila.,  Lip- 
pincott,  1S95,  1S0  p.,  D.  $1.75. 

A  thoroughly  practical  work  by  an  English  chemist. 
Besides  dyeing  and  cleaning  garments,  it  treats  of 
bleaching  anil  tinishing  fabrics,  of  scouring  and  dye- 
ing skin  rugs  and  mats,  cleaning  and  dyeing  feathers, 
ve  cleaning  and  dyeing,  and  straw  bleaching  and 
dyeing.     Fully  illustrated.  667.2. 

Rothery,  G.  C. 

Handbook  of  Laundry  Management.  Illus. 
Lond.,  Crosby  Lockwood  &  Son,  i8Sq, 
O.  2s.  6d. 

Part  I.,  devoted  to  operations  and  processes,  is  quite 
worth  the  price  of  the  volume  to  the  housewife.  Part  II., 
dealing  with  building  and  machinery,  would  only  in- 
terest those  who  pursue  laundering  as  a  trade.  The 
high  grade  of  intelligence  required  in  the  commercial 
laundry  of  to-day  by  the  introduction  of  machinery 
adds  one  mi»re  to  the  list  of  profitable  employments 
open  to  women.  648. 

DRESS. 

Davis,  Jeannette  E. 
Elements     of     Modern    Dress  -  Making. 
N.  Y.,  Cassell  &  Co.,  1894,  12  +  193  p.,  D. 

A  handbook  for  the  use  of  students,  amateur  or  pro- 


fessional, and  of  those  qualifying  to  teach  dressmaking 
in  public  schools.  Goes  thoroughly  into  the  subjects 
of  bodice  and  skirt  making,  tilting,  finishing,  etc., 
and  gives  valuable  information  concerning  standard 
dress  fabrics  and  the  linings  and  other  materials  used 
in  the  construction  of  a  gown.  Written  in  plain,  sim- 
ple language,  with  illustrative  diagrams.  Much  to  be 
commended.  646. 

Dress  from  a  Practical  Standpoint. 

By  several  writers.  Yol.  I.,  Chap.  YI.,  Wom- 
an's Book.    N.  V.,  Scribner,  2  vols.,  $7.50.. 

Hints  for  dress  for  infants,  young  children,  school- 
girls and  adults.  Describes  sensible  articles  of  dress 
in  detail,  wedding  trousseaux,  furs  and  mourning,  and 
the  care  of  clothes.  Tells  about  dressmaking  and 
millinery  at  home  and  at  school.  396. 

Ecob,  Helen  Gilbert. 

The  Well-dressed  Woman:  a  study  in  the 
practical  application  to  dress  of  the  laws  of 
health,  art,  and  morals.  N.  Y.,  Fowler  & 
Wells  Co.,  1S93,  S  +  262  p.,  D.  $1. 

A  sensible  and  useful  account  of  the  harm  done  to 
modern  women  by  tight-fitting  garments  and  heavy 
skirts.  It  iscapable  of  raising  from  apathy  those  who 
feel  indifferent  to  the  subject,  and  helping  the  woman 
who  wants  to  know  the  truth  but  has  little  time  to 
study  for  herself. — Mary  Schenck;  Wooi.man,  In- 
structor in  Sewing,  Teachers'  College,  N.  Y.         646. 

Hill,  Georgiana. 

History  of  English  Dress.  Lond.,  R. 
Bentley  &  Son,  1S93,  2  vols.,  322,  342  p., 
O.  30s. 

From  the  Roman  occupation  of  Great  Britain  to  the 
present  day.  Well  illustrated.  Concludes  with  an 
excellent  chapter  on  taste  in  dress  and  the  secret  of 
good  dressing.  646. 

McGlasson,  Eva  Wilder. 

./Esthetics  of  Dress. 
Woman's  Book.  N. 
2  vols.,  $7.50. 

Treats  of  taste,  sincerity,  simplicity,  unity,  appro- 
priateness, textile  fabrics,  colors,  line,  hygiene,  con- 
ventionality, individuality,  originality,  picturesque- 
ncss,  eccentricity.     A  good  chapter.  396. 

Steele,  Frances  Mary,  and  Adams,  E.  L.  S. 
Beauty  ok  Form  and   Grace  of  Vesture. 


Vol.    I.,    Chap.   Y., 
Y.,    Scribner,    1S94, 


N.  Y.,   Dodd  Mead   &   Co. 
p.,  D,  $1.75. 


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Contains  suggestions  for  the  making  of  a  healthful 
and  artistic  style  of  garment  for  women,  Dress  is  con- 
sidered as  a  means  of  expression,  and  the  desire  is  to 
make  the  expression  sensible  and  worthy.— Mary 
Schenck  Woolman,  Instructor  in  Sewing,  Teachers' 
College,  N.  V.  646. 


AMUSEMENTS  AND  SPORTS 

Chosbn  and  Annotatkd  by 
A I  ICE   B.   KROEGER, 

Librarian,  Dre.xel  Institute,  Philadelphia. 


Philadelphia,  June,    \-\~. 

GENERAL. 
Bartlett,  George  B. 

Ni  \\  Games  for  Parlor  and  Lawn.  Nf.  v., 
Harper,  1882,  227  p.,  S. 

Contains  proverbs  in  action,  illustrated  poems, 
magic,  and  other  interesting  amusements.  700. 

Beard,  Lina  and  Adelia  B. 

American  Girls'  Handy  Book:  How  to 
Ami  si:  Yourself  and  Others.  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  1S93,  474  p.,  D.  $2. 

Gives  directions  more  or  less  precise  and  praise- 
worthy tor  the  observance  of  holidays,  the  giving  of 
parties  and  picnics,  for  games,  for  work  both  useful 
and  ornamental.  For  youthful  readers. —  Literary 
World.  700. 

Champlin,  John  Denison,  Jr.,  and  Bostwick, 
Arthur  E. 

Young  Folks'  Cyclopedia  of  Games  and 
S  orts.  lllus.  N.  Y.,  Holt,  1890,  831  p., 
O.  $2.50. 

Describes  games,  sports,  and  amusements  of  all 
kinds  for  boys  and  girls.  It  is  written  from  the  Ameri- 
can standpoint,  with  illustrations  and  historical  in- 
formation, and  is  arranged  alphabetically.  The  best 
general  reference  book.  790. 

Gomme,  Alice  Bertha. 
Children's  Singing  Games  :  With  the  Tunes 
to   Which    They  Are  Sung.     N.  Y.,   Mac- 
millan,  1S94.     First  series  and  Second  se- 
ries, 70  p.,  Q.  Si. 50  each. 

These  English  games,  some  of  which  are  played  in 
modified  forms  by  American  children,  afford  charming 
amusement,  because  the  natural  outgrowth  of  national 
life,  free  from  the  instructiveness  or  setness  of  in- 
vented games  for  little  children.  The  editor  is  an 
author  of  mark  in  the  field  of  folk-lore:  these  games 
have  been  collected  by  herself  and  her  friends,  partly 
from  their  value  as  illustrating  ancient  customs  other- 
wise unrecorded.  Both  volumes  are  illustrated  with 
rare  and  sympathetic  skill  by  Winifred  Smith.    790. 

Hale,  Lucretia  Peabody. 

Fagots  for  the  Fireside.  New  edition. 
Illus.  Bost.,  Houghton,  1S94,  334  p.,  D. 
$1.25. 

More  than  150  entertaining  games  for  evenings  at 
home  and  social  parties.  These  range  from  ingenious 
gamesof  words  and  proverbs  to  games  of  pure  sport  ; 
they  are  new  and  old,  and  make  every  demand,  from 
the  least  to  the  greatest,  upon  the  mental  agility  of  the 
player.—  Literary   World.  790. 

Hoffmann,  Prof.  Louis  (pseud,  of  Angelo  John 
Lewis). 

Parlor  Amusements  and  Evening  Party 
Entertainments.  Illus.  N.  Y.,  Rout- 
ledge,  504  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Gives  detailed  instructions  for  many  kinds  of  games 
of  action,  games  with  pen  and  pencil,  "catch  "  games, 
forfeits,  card  games,  miscellaneous  amusements,  ama- 
teur theatricals,  tableaux,  living  wax-work  exhibitions, 
sh.ulow  pantomimes,  etc.  790. 

Newell,  William  Wells. 

Games  and  Songs  <>k  American  Children. 

Illus.     N'.  Y..  Harper,  1883,  242  p.,  O. $1-50. 

A  collection,  with  history,  of  the  games  of  the 
children  of  America,  and  a  comparison  with  those  of 
other  countries.  790. 


Pollard,  Josephine. 

Plays  and  Games  for  Little  Folks.     Illus. 

N.  Y.,  McLoughlin,  12S  p.,  I  ».  $1. 

Sports  of  all  kinds,  fireside  fun  and  singing  games 
for  very  young  people-.  790. 

Ruutz-Rees,  Janet  E. 

Home  Occupations.  (Appleton's  Home 
books.)  N.  Y.  Appleton,  1883,  135  p.,  D. 
60  c. 

Clear  instructions  as  to  the  uses  of  tissue-paper, 
card-board,  beads,  etc.,  for  decorative  purposes. 
Adapted  to  young  girls.  790. 

Sherwood,  Mrs.  Wl^y  Elizabeth  (Wilson). 

Home  Amusements.  (Appleton's  Home 
books.)  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  1SS4,  152  p.,  D. 
60  c. 

Brief  chapters  on  private  theatricals,  games,  out- 
door recreations  and  other  amusements.  790. 

Smiley,  Mrs.  Annie  E. 

Fifty     Social     Evenings     for     Epworth 
Leagues  and  the  Home  Circle.     N.  Y., 
Hunt  cv;  Eaton,  1S94,  7°  P-.  S.  25  c. 
Bright  and   interesting  games  suitable  for  church 

entertainments  and  home  parties.  790. 

What  Shall  We  Do  To-Night  ?  or,  Social 
Amusements  for  Evening  Parties.  N.  Y., 
Dick  &  Fitzgerald,  366  p.,  D.  $2. 

An  excellent  compilation,  offering  twenty-six  varied 
entertainments  for  social  gatherings  and  festivals. 

790. 

PUZZLES. 

Bellamy,  William. 

A  Century  of  Charades.  Bost.,  Hough- 
ton, 1S94,  101  p.,  S.  Si. 

Contains  100  bright  and  entertaining  charades,  not 
for  acting.     Incomparably  the  best  collection  extant. 

793. 

Howard's  Book  of  Conundrums  and  Rid- 
dles. N.  Y.,  Dick  &  Fitzgerald,  boards, 
50  c;  paper,  30  c. 

CARDS:     CHECKERS:     CHESS. 

Coffin,  Charles  Emmet. 

Gist  of  Whist  :  a  Concise  Guide  to  the 
Modern  Scientific  Game.  4th  edition  re- 
vised. N.  Y.,  Brentano's,  1S95,  109  p.,  S. 
75  c. 

Contents:  Fundamental  principles:  American 
leads;  Conventional  plays;  Practical  precepts,  in- 
cluding the  law-,  of  whist  and  of  duplicate  whist.  A 
capital  summary,  clearly  and  attractively   presented. 

794. 
Dick,  William  Brisbane. 

Games  of  Patience;  or,  Solitaire  with 
CARDS.  N.  Y.,  Dick  &  Fitzgerald,  1883, 
154  p.,  D.  $1;  boards,  75  c. 

Includes  64  games,  with  illustrations.  This  attrac- 
tive game  ol  1  .mis  for  one  player  has  often  proved  a 
delightful  pastime  for  the  invalid  and  a  mental  relief 
for  the  tired  and  overworked.  795. 


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Amuseme7its  and  Sports. 


The  American  Hoyle  ;  or,  Handbook  of 
Games.  N.  V.,  Dick  &  Fitzgerald,  1S92, 
514  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

An  important  authority  on  all  card  games,  checkers, 
chess  and  dominoes.  Especially  valuable  for  its  rules 
for  whist,  collated  from  the  various  works  by  "Cav- 
endish." 794. 

Dunne,  Frank. 

Draught-Player's  Guide  and  Companion. 
N.  Y.,  Dick  &  Fitzgerald,  152  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

An  authoritative  book,  suited  to  beginners  and  ad- 
vanced players.  794. 

Modern  Whist.  N.  Y.,  Dick  &  Fitzgerald, 
72  p.,  S.  paper,  25  c. 

Contains  complete  rules  and  instructions,  the  Ameri- 
can leads,  and  much  other  information  Compiled 
from  "Cavendish."'    The  best  cheap  manual.        794. 

CONJURING. 

Hoffmann,  Prof.  Louis  {pseud,  of  Angelo  John 
Lewis). 

Modern  Magic  :  a  practical  treatise  on  the 
artof  conjuring.  Illus.  N.  Y.,  Routledge, 
563  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Includes  card  tricks,  tricks  with  coin,  with  jewelry 
and  other  sleight-ol "-hand  performances,  which  make 
an  interesting  feature  of  an  evening's  entertainment. 

793. 

TABLEAUX :     AMATEUR     THEATRI- 
CALS:    CHARADES. 

Frost,  S.  A. 

Parlor  Acting  Charades.  N.  Y.,  Dick  & 
Fitzgerald,  182  p.  S.  boards,  50  c;  paper, 
30  c. 

Short  parlor  comedies  and  farces,  requiring  no 
expensive  scenery  or  setting.  793. 

Nugent,  Edmund  C. 

Burlesque  and  Musical  Acting  Charades. 
N.  Y.,  Dick  tS;  Fitzgerald,  175  p.,  S.  boards, 
50  c. ;  paper,  30  c. 

Twelve  charades  with  music  and  pianoforte  accom- 
paniments.   With  hints  for  performance.  793. 

Pollard,  Josephine. 

Artistic  Tableaux  ;  with  diagrams  and  de- 
scriptions of  costumes.  N.  Y.,  Dirk  & 
Fitzgerald,  18S4,  paper,  30  c.  793. 

Weldon's   Fancy  Costumes.     N.  Y.,  Dick  & 

Fitzgerald,   114  p.,  S.  paper,   30  c. 

Contains  more  than  fifty  illustrations  of  historical, 
national,  and  emblematic  costumes,  with  directions  for 
making  them.  793. 

BILLIARDS. 

Gamier,  Albert. 

Scientific   Billiards,   and    Practice  Shots, 
With    Hints    to    Amateurs,    and    106   dia- 
grams in  colors.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $3.50. 
The  standard  authority.  794. 

DANCING. 

Dick's  Quadrille  Call-Book  and  Bali-Room 
Prompter.  X.  Y.,  Dick  Ov.  Fitzgerald;  boards, 
75  c;  paper,  50c. 

A  compilation  which  includes  all  the  p<  ipultu  .lances, 
more  than  a  hundred  figures  for  the  German,"  and 
the  rules  of  deportment  and  etiquette  in  the  ball- 
room. 793. 

Dodworth,  Allen. 
Dancing  and  its  Relations  to  Education 


AND  Social  Life.     New  ed.    Illus.     X.  Y., 
Harper,  iSSS,  302  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

The  author  writes  on  American  dancing  and  gives 
full  instructions  for  learning  the  different  kinds  of 
dances.  793. 

OUTDOOR    SPORTS. 

Camp,  Walter. 

Book  ok  College  Sports.     Illus.     N.  Y.. 

Century  Co.,  1893,  329  p.,  O.  fl.75. 

Includes  track  athletics,  rowing,  football,  and  base- 
ball. These  arc  fully  explained  for  the  benefit  of  the 
spectator  of  games,  and  much  sound  advice  is  given  to 
participants.— Literary  World.  796. 

Dwight,  James. 

Practical  Lawn-Tennis.  Illus.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  1893,  168  p.,  S.  $1.25. 

A  comprehensh  e  little  volume,  covering  the  whole 
matter  from  the  preparation  of  the  ground  to  the 
regulation  of  tournaments. — Literary  World.        776. 

Ford,  Horace. 

Theory  and  Practice  of  Archery.  New 
edition,  revised  by  VV.  Butt.  N.  Y.,  Long- 
mans, 1SS7,  $4.50. 

We  can  recommend  this  book  as  a  thoroughly  com- 
prehensive work  on  practical  archery.  Especially 
valuable  to  those  who  take  more  than  a  superficial  in- 
terest in  the  subject,  and  to  whom  the  ordinary  man- 
uals are  unsatisfactory. — Nation. 

Mr.  Ford  was  for  ten  years  champion  archer  of 
England.  796. 

Thompson,  Maurice. 

Witchery  of  Archery:  a  Complete  Man- 
ual. New  edition.  Illus.  X.  Y.,  Scrib- 
ner,  1879,  2^9  P-,  S.  Si. 50. 

Historical  and  practical  information  on  the  subject, 
with  a  chapter  on  English  archery  practice.  796. 

HORSEMANSHIP. 

DeHurst,  C,   pseud. 

How  Women  Should  Ride.  Illus.  N.  Y., 
Harper,  1892,  24S  p.,  S.  Si. 25. 

Aids  women  to  acquire  a  practical  knowledge  of 
how  to  manage  the  horse  under  saddle  and  in  harness. 

798. 
Mead,  Theodore  H. 

Horsemanship  for  Women.  N.  Y.,  Harper, 
1SS7,  160  p.,  D.  $1.25. 

Instruction  in  amateur  training,  etiquette  in  the 
saddle,  leaping,  and  buying  a  saddle-horse.  798. 

CYCLING. 
Clyde,  Henry. 

Pleasure-Cycling.  Bost.,  Little,  Brown  & 
Co.,  1S95,  180  p.,  S.  Si. 

A  stirring  pica  for  the  'cycle  as  a  meansof  health  and 
joy  for  young  and  old,  with  useful  hints  for  choosing  a 
machine, and  for  riding  with  safety  and  comfort.  Dress 
for  men  is  prescribed  by  the  author,  dress  for  ladies  by 
a  lady.  A  capital  manual  for  the  beginner,  and  availa- 
ble, too,  as  a  "  discourager  of  hesitancy."'  796. 

Porter,  Luther  H. 

Cycling  for  Health  and  Pleasure.     Illus. 

N.  Y.,  Dodd,  1S95,  195  p.,  S.  Si. 

Gives  advice  to  learners  and  tourists,  tells  how 
to  prevent  accidents,  philosophizes  on  the  relation  of 
speed  to  gearing,  pictures  and  describes  many  forms 
of  cycling  costumes,  and  has  quite  an  encyclopaedia  of 
practical  points. — Critic.  796. 

Richardson,  Sir  Benjamin  Ward,  J/.D. 

What  to  Avoid  in  Cycling.     X.  Y.,  North 

American  Review,  August,  1S95,  50  c. 

The  writer,  an  eminent  English  physician,  heartily 
commends  cycling.  He  regards  it  as  unsuitable  for 
those  too  young  and  those  of  weak  hearts.  He  con- 
demns overstrain  in  ordinary  riding  no  less  than  in 
racing. 


WORKS   OF   REFERENCE. 


A   SELECTION    ANNOTATRI)    BY 


HELEN  KENDRICK  JOHNSON, 

Editor    American    Woman? s    Journal. 


Xi-v  York,  June,  1S95. 


Allusions,  Familiar. 

Edited  by  WILLIAM  A.  and  Charles  G. 
Wheeler.     Host.,  Houghton,  $2. 

Explains  thousands  of  allusions  likely  to  be  met  with 
in  reading — names  of  celebrated  pictures,  statues,  ruins, 
palaces,  churches,  and  curiosities,  historical  events,  etc. 

025.5. 

American  Literature,  Library  of. 

Edited  by  Edmund  Clarence  Stedman  and 
Ellen  M.ukay  Hutchinson.     N.  Y.,  W. 

E.  Benjamin.     11  vols.     $30  and  upwards. 

A  carefully  edited  work,  giving  specimens  from  1200 
American  authors,  from  early  colonial  times  to  the 
present,  with  many  portraits.  810.8. 

Anecdote,  A  Century  of. 

John  Timbs.  ( Chandos  Classics  series.) 
N.  Y.,  Warne,  75  c,  or  $1. 

Mr.  Timbs,  who  did  much  admirable  compilation, 
has  here  made  a  careful  and  well-chosen  selection  of 
famous  ion  mots  and  incidents.  828. 

Archaeology,  Sacred. 

Mackenzie,  E.  C.  Walcott.  Lond.,  L.  Reeve 
&  Co.,  iSs. 

A  popular  dictionary  of  ecclesiastical  art,  institu- 
tions, and  customs.  220.93. 

Art  Dictionary,  Adeline's. 

N".  Y.,  Appleton,  1891,  $2.25. 

Translated  from  a  standard  French  work.  703. 

Art,    Handbook    of  Legendary   and    Mytho- 
logical. 

Clara Erskine Clement.    Bost.,  Houghton, 

$3- 

Mrs.  Clement  brings  enthusiasm  as  well  as  exact 
knowledge  to  her  task,  and  the  illustrations  are  a  great 
help.  700. 

Atlases. 

For  a  large  atlas,  the  RAND-McNALLY  In- 
hexed  Atlas  op  the  World  is  perhaps 
the  best.  It  is  thoroughly  indexed,  so 
that  any  town,  village,  mountain,  island, 
lake,  or  stream  can  be  found  at  once.  N.  Y., 
and  Chic,  Rand,  McNally  &  Co.,  2  vols., 
$18.50.  The  SCRIBNRR-BLACK  Atlas  OF 
the  WORLD  is  also  good,  and  has  a  ready- 
reference  index.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  $22.50. 
The  same  may  be  said  of  APPLETON's  Li- 
urary  Atlas  op  Modern  Geography, 
which  is  equally  well  indexed.  N.  Y., 
Appleton,  $17.50.  All  these  contain  a 
great  deal  of  matter  besides  the  maps. 
For   some   purposes,    the  Rand-McNally 


Business  Atlas,  which  has  a  peculiarly 
convenient  method  of  indicating  railroads, 
is  especially  valuable.  Issued  annually. 
$7-50.  912. 


Phila.,   Lippincott,   5 


Authors,  Dictionary  of. 

S.  Austin  Allibone. 

vols.,  $37-50. 

The  first  volume  was  published  in  i8>;4;  the  second 
and  third  in  1871 ;  the  fourth  and  fifth  (which  are 
largely  supplementary)  in  1891.  The  work  is  not  only 
a  catalogue  of  British  and  American  authors  and  their 
books,  but  a  collection  also  of  biographical  and  criti- 
cal notes,  some  original  and  some  quoted  from  standard 
reviews.  011. 

Authors,  Handbook  of  American ;  and  Hand- 
book of  English. 

Oscar  Fay  Ad^ms.  Bost.,  Houghton,  2  vols., 
75  c.  each. 

Very  convenient  for  quick  reference.  Oil. 

Bible,  Concordances  to  the. 

Walker's  Comprehensive  Concordance. 
Bost.,  Congregational  S.  S.  and  Publishing 
Soc,  1895,  $2. 

Trustworthy  :  Cruden's,  which  is  cheaper  (X.  Y., 
Routledge,  $1),  is  very  faulty.  Strong's  Exhaustive 
Concordance  (N.  Y.,  Hunt  &  Eaton,  $7)  is  the  best  if 
the  very  fullest  work  is  required.  220.2. 

Classical  Antiquities,   Schreiber's  Atlas  of. 

From  the  German  of  Th.  Schreiber.  Edited 
by  Prof.  W.  C.  F.  Anderson.  N.  Y.,  Mac- 
millan,  $6.50. 

Exceedingly  useful  in  the  study  of  classical  an  ha •- 
ology  and  for  those  who  seek  to  know  the  material 
surroundings  of  the  Greeks  and  Romans.  The  work 
h.is  2500  illustrations  representing  the  manners,  cus- 
toms, lives,  and  recreations  of  the  ancients.     913. 38. 

Classical  Antiquities,  Dictionary  of. 

Mythology,  Religion,  Literature,  and  Art. 
From  the  German  of  Dr.  Oskar  Seyffert. 
Edited  with  additions  by  Prof.  Henry  N'et- 
tleship,  M.A.,  and  Dr.  J.  E.  Sandys.  450 
illustrations.  N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  716  p., 
O.  $3. 

An  excellent  modernized  translation  of  a  high  Ger- 
man authority,  treating  of  Greek  and  Roman  mythol- 
ogy, philosophy,  history,  literature,  painting,  sculpture, 
music,  and  the  drama.  The  learned  English  editors 
have  mi  luded  the  results  of  the  latest  researches. 

913.38. 

CYCLOPAEDIAS: 

The  AMERICAN,  when  issued  in  its  revised 
edition,  20  years  ago,  was  by  far  the  best 


J36 


H'orks  of  Reference. 


general  cyclopaedia  in  the  market;  it  is  still 
very  valuable.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  16  vols., 
SSo. 

The  Encyclopaedia  Britannica  is  mainly  a 
collection  of  admirable  dissertations  on 
great  subjects,  minor  topics  being  to  a  large 
extent  omitted,  and  all  biographies  of  living 
persons  excluded.  (Authorized  American- 
bed  edition.)  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  25  vols., 
$125  and  upwards. 

Chambers's  Encyclopaedia,  in  its  new  edition, 
1S92,  is  by  far  the  best  of  the  cheap  cyclo- 
paedias.    Phila.,  Lippincott,    10  vols.,  $30. 

Johnson's  Cyclopaedia,  new  and  revised 
edition,  7  vols,  published,  1  vol.  to  be  pub- 
lished Oct.,  1895,  has  the  advantage  of  being 
the  latest,  and  is  in  many  important  re- 
spectsthe  best.  N.  Y.,  Appleton,  and  A.  J. 
Johnson  Co.,  S  vols.,  $48,  or  $56. 

Appleton's  Annual  Cyclopaedia  (i  vol. 
yearly)  is  a  history  of  the  world  for  the 
year  represented.  It  is  arranged  topically 
and  alphabetically,  and  forms  an  admirable 
supplement  to  any  cyclopaedia.  N.  Y.,  Ap- 
pleton, $5. 

Cassell's  Miniature  Cyclopaedia,  N.  Y., 
Cassell,  1S88,  $1,  is  a  marvel  of  condensa- 
tion, fairly  accurate,  and  handy  for  quick 
reference.  030. 

The  Cyclopaedia  of  American  Biography  is 
the  only  extensive  work  on  this  subject  that 
is  published  complete.  Accurate,  and  illus- 
trated with  hundreds  of  portraits.  N.  Y., 
Appleton,  6  vols.,  $30. 

Lippincott's  Biographical  Dictionary  is 
American  and  foreign.  Phila.,  Lippincott, 
$12.  920. 

Goodholme's  Domestic  Cyclopaedia  is  an 
excellent  book  for  household  use.  N.  Y., 
Scribner,    $5.     See   under    HOUSEKEEPING, 

General,  for  contents. 

Tm.  Young  Folks'  Cyclopaedias  of  Common 
THINGS,  and  of  Persons  and  Places,  by 
John  D.  Champlin,  are  full  of  accurate  in- 
formation, in  simple  language.  N.  V., 
Holt,  2  vols.,  82. 50  each.  030. 

The  Cyclopaedia  ok  Painters  and  Paint- 
ings, by  John  D.  Champlin,  Jr.,  and 
Charles  C.  Perkins,  gives  brief  records  of 
painters  and  their  works,  illustrated  with 
more  than  2000  portraits,  autographs,  and 
outline  pictures.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  4  vols., 
820.  750. 


DICTIONARIES,  ENGLISH. 

The  largest  complete  dictionary  is  the  CEN- 
rURY,  which  is  very  full,  well  edited  and 
illustrated  and  beautifully  printed.  N.  Y., 
Century  Co.,  1S91,  6  vols.,  $60  and  up- 
wards. Uniform  with  this  work  and  sup- 
plementary to  it  is  the  CENTURY  Cy<  LO 
PEDIA  OF  NAMES  in  geography,  biography, 
history,  ethnology,  art,  archaeology,  fiction, 


etc.  N.  Y.,  Century  Co.,  1894,  $10  and 
upwards.  A  little  later  than  the  Centurv 
Dictionary,  and  containing  more  words, 
though  not  so  bulky,  is  the  STANDARD. 
This  also  has  been  carefully  edited  and 
beautifully  illustrated.  N.  Y.,  Funk  & 
Wagnalls,  1894,  1  vol.,  $12;  2  vols.,  $15 
and  upwards.  The  International,  for- 
merly known  as  Webster's  Unabridgi  d. 
Springfield,  Mass.,  G.  &  C.  Merriam  Co., 
1S90,  $10,  is  an  excellent  work  for  ready 
reference,  though  a  little  older  than  those 
mentioned  above,  and  not  so  well  illustrat- 
ed. The  differences  that  originally  existed 
between  Webster's  and  Worcester's  have 
constantly  diminished  in  successive  edi- 
tions, until  now  they  are  hardly  important. 
Worcester's,  Phila.,  Lippincott,  $10,  is 
undergoing  revision.  The  Academic  Dic- 
tionary, abridged  from  the  INTERNA- 
TIONAL, is  perhaps  the  best  dictionary  at 
a  low  price  :  it  is  illustrated,  N.  Y.,  Am. 
Book  Co.,  1S95,  fi.50.  The  Dictionary 
of  Terms,  Phrases,  and  Quotations  is 
made  on  the  principle  of  defining  only  such 
words  as  need  defining  for  the  ordinary 
reader.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  $3. 

DICTIONARIES     OF     FOREIGN     AND 
DEAD  LANGUAGES. 

French ; 

De  Lorme,  Wallace  and  Bridgeman's. 
Bost.,  D.  C.  Heath  &  Co.,  1152  p.,  D. 
$1.50.  443. 

German ; 

Whir's.  Bost.,  D.  C.  Heath  &  Co.,  1126  p., 
D.  $1.50.  433. 

Greek  ; 

Liddell  &  Scott's  Lexicon,  7th  edition, 
revised  and  enlarged,  $10.  INTERMEDIATE 
Lexicon,  founded  on  the  foregoing,  $4: 
Abridged  Edition,  $1.2^.  N.  Y.,  Har- 
per. 483. 


Italian . 

Meadow's,  new  and  revised  edition. 
Appleton,  $ 2. 

Latin ; 


N.  Y., 
453. 


Harper's  Latin  Dictionary.  N.  Y.,  Har- 
per, $6.50;  Lewis's  Elementary  Latin 
Dictionary.    N.  Y.,  Harper,  $2.         473. 

Spanish  ; 

Sloane's  NEUMAN  and  Baretti,  abridged 
by  Velazquez.     N.  Y.,  Appleton,  si.;... 

463. 
ENGLISH   LITERATURE. 

Cyclopaedia  of: 

Edited  by  Robert  Chambers.  Phila.,  Lip- 
pincott, 2  vols.,  $7. 

An  admirable  book,  especially  for  brief  study  of  the 
earlier  authors.  Not  to  be  looked  to  for  very  recent 
literature.  820.2. 

Dictionary  of: 

A  Comprehensive  Guide  to  English  Authors 





Works  of  Referent  e. 


i37 


.unl     Their    Works.     By     W.     DAVENPORT 
Adams.     X.  V.,  Cassell,  770  p..  D.  (2.50. 

Embraces  the  standard  Dames  in  English  and  Amer- 
ican literary  biography,  with  lists  0!  the  authors1 
chief  \\>>rks,  .unl  occasional  briel  critical  opinions. 
Another  feature  of  value  is  the  references  to  notable 
characters  in  books,  tirst  lines  of  many  poems,  Bonga 
and  ballads,  etc,  F01  practical  purposes  the  work  may 
supply  the  place  of  AUibone.  820  3. 


Familiar  Short  Sayings  of  Great  Men. 
Samuei  A.Bent,     Bost.,  Houghton,  $2. 

Not  only  records  the  Baying,  but  gives  context  ami 
explanatory  notes.  808.8. 

Fiction,  Noted  Names  of. 

William  a.  Wheeler.  New  edition,  with 
appendix,  by  C.  G.  Wheeler.  Host., 
Houghton,  $2. 

Convenient  for  quick  reference  and  short  explana- 
tion. The  same  matter  appears  as  one  of  the  appen- 
dices in  the  International  Dictionary.  803. 

Gazetteer  of  the  World,  Lippincott's. 

If  more  geographical  information  is  required 
than  can  be  found  in  the  atlases,  this  Ga- 
zetteer is  the  best  book  in  which  to  look 
for  it.     Phila.,  Lippincott,  S12.  910.3. 

Haydn's  Dictionary  of  Dates. 

Benjamin  Vincent.  20th  edition.  N.  Y., 
I'utnam,   1S92,  1136  p.,  O.  $6. 

An  English  budget  of  universal  information  relat- 
ing to  all  ages  and  nations,  with  dates.  A  standard 
and  useful  work.  030. 

Hazell's  Annual. 

A  Cyclopaedic  Record  of  Men  and  Topics  of 
the  Day.  Issued  annually.  Lond.,  Ha- 
zell,  Watson  &  Viney,  3s.  6d.;  N.  Y., 
Scribner,  Brentano,  and  other  book  im- 
porters, $1.50. 

An  exceedingly  useful  survey  of  the  important 
topics  of  the  year,  compiled  in  large  measure,  how- 
ever, for  British  reference,  dealing  mainly  with  Eng- 
lish, Colonial,  and  foreign  affairs,  though  discussing 
general  questions  of  the  time,  such  as  religious,  in- 
dustrial, political,  and  social  movements,  education, 
art,  science,  music  and  literature,  etc.,  etc.  030. 

Historical  Literature,  Manual  of. 

Brief  descriptions  of  the  more  important 
Histories  in  English,  French,  and  German, 
with  practical  suggestions  as  to  Methods 
and  Courses  of  Study.  By  Chas.  Kendall 
Adams,  LL.U.  X.  V.,  Harper,  720  p.,  D. 
$2.50. 

Wry  helpful  to  the  historical  student  and  general 
reader.  902. 

History,  Dictionary  of  English. 

Edited  by  Sidney  J.  Low  and  F.  S.  Pilling. 
X.  V., 'Cassell,  - 

English  history  treated  topically,  in  generally  brief 
articles,  arranged  alphabetically.  942. 

History  for  Ready  Reference. 

J.  X.  LARNED.  Springfield,  Mass.,  C.  A. 
Nichols  &  Co.,  i-h,  5  vn]>  ,  S2?. 

Condenses  on  the  dictionary  plan  extracts  from  the 
foremost  writers.  A  capital  work  for  either  the  gen- 
eral reader  or  the  student.  908. 


Initials  and  Pseudonyms. 

William  Cushing.     X.  Y.,  Crowell,  2  vols., 

<  Ine  section  enters  writers  bj  their  pen  names,  and 

the  other  by  their  real  names.  014. 

Literary  Curiosities,  Handbook  of. 

William    S.    Wai.sh.     Phila.,     Lippincott, 
I3.50. 

An   interesting    collection    of    oddities,   with    man 


erudite  notes. 


82 


s 


Quotations,  Dictionary  of. 

Compiled  by  Jamks  Wood.  From  Ancient  and 
Modern,  English  and  Foreign  Sources,  in- 
cluding Phrases,  Mottoes,  Maxims,  Prov- 
erbs, Aphorisms,  etc.  N.  Y.,  Warne  & 
Co.,  659  p.,  D.  f3. 

A  really  good  and  comprehensive  cyclopedia  of  the 
wisdom  of  1  he  world's  great  minds.  The  arrangement 
of  its  30,000  references  is  alphabetical.  Translation 
the  classical  and  modern  foreign  maxims  are,  of  course, 
supplied.  Fuller  than  Bartlett's  book  in  quotations 
from  authors  not  American  or  English.  808.8. 

Quotations,  Familiar. 

John  Bartlett.  Qth  and  enlarged  edition. 
Bost.,  Little,  Brown  &  Co.,  $3. 

By  far  the  best  book  of  its  kind  for  references  to 
English  and  American  literatures.  Other  literatures 
are  meagrely  represented.  808.8. 

Quotations,  Familiar,  Translated. 

Ramage's. 

From  French  and  Italian  authors. 
"      German  and  Spanish  authors. 
"      Greek  authors. 
"      Latin  authors. 

With   English   translations   and  lives  of 
the  authors. 

From  British  authors,  by  J.  C.  Grocott, 
with  parallel  Passages  from  Various 
Writers,  ancient  and  modern,  and  an 
appendix  containing  quotations  from 
American  authors,  by  Anna  L.  Ward. 
5  vols.     N.  Y.,  Routledge,  82  each. 

An  excellent  and  comprehensive  collection. 

808.8. 

Readers'  Handbook  of  Allusions,  References, 
Plots,  and  Stories. 

E.  COBHAM  Brewer.     Lippincott,  $3.50. 
Answers  many  daily  recurring  questions.  828. 

Shakespeare,  Concordances  to. 

John  BARTLl  1  is  jrives  in  every  instance  the 
whole  line  as  well  as  the  word.  X.  V., 
Macmillan,  814.  Less  full,  but  excellent,  is 
Charles  and  Mary  Cowden  Clarki- 
CONCORDANCE.  N.  Y.,  Scribner,  8;  .50. 
Briefer,  and  less  desirable,  is  W.  DAVEN- 
PORT Adams'  Concordance  to  the  l'i  tvs. 
X.  V.,  Routledge,  $1.50.  822.33. 

Shakespeare,  Index  to  Works  of. 

EVANGELINl  M.  O'CONNOR.  X.  Y.,  Apple- 
ton,  1887,  419  p.,  D.  82. 

Refers,  bv  topics,  to  notable  passages;  with  brief 
histories  i  I  the  plays,  mention  of  all  characters,  and 
sketi  lies  ot  the  prin>  ipal  ones.  Explains  obscure  allu- 
sions and  obsolete  expressions.  A  useful  supplement 
to  a  concordance.  822.33. 


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Works  of  Reference. 


Statesman's  Year-Book. 

A  Statistical  and  Historical  Annual  of  the 
States  of  the  World  for  each  year.  Edited 
by  J.  Scott  Keltie  and  I.  P.  A.  Renwick. 
N.  Y.,  Macmillan,  1150  p.,  D.  S3. 

Published  yearly.  An  invaluable  treasury  of  statis- 
tical reference,  from  official  returns,  concerning  every 
Empire,  State,  and  Dependency  in  the  World.  Its 
topu  3  embrace  constitution  and  government,  area  and 
population,  commerce,  defence,  finance,  production 
and  industry,  of  the  several  countries,  with  a  mass  of 

□era]  information  of  high  practical  value.  903. 


Synonyms    and 
tionary  of. 


Antonyms,    Complete   Dic- 


Y..  F.  H.Revell 


Samuel  Fallows,  D.D.    N. 
Co.,  1SS6,  512  p.,  D.  $1. 

Contains  an  appendix  of  Briticisms,  Americanisms, 
grammatical  uses  of  prepositions,  foreign  phrases,  and 
other  useful  information.  424. 


Synonyms  Discriminated. 

Charles    John   Smith.     N.    Y.,   H.   Holt  & 

Co.,  1SS9,  7S1  p.,  D.  $1.50. 

Illustrated,  with  quotations  from  standard  writers. 
Fuller  in  synonyms  than  Bishop  Fallows'  book.     424. 

Thesaurus    of   English  Words  and    Phrases. 

New    edition,    enlarged    and    improved,    by 

Peter    Mark    Roget.     N.     Y.,    Longmans, 

$3  ;  Crowell,  $1.50. 

A  dictionary  of  synonyms  which  has  long  enjoyed 
high  repute.  The  work  is  arranged  topically,  on  an 
elaborate  and  rather  complex  plan,  though  a  word- 
index  gives  facility  of  reference.  424. 

Woman's  Book. 

N.  Y.,  Scribner,  1S94,  2  vols.,  $7.50. 

A  work  by  some  twenty  writers  of  mark,  who  treat 
every  phase  of  woman's  work  and  duty,  with  much 
valuable  information  as  to  the  more  recently  estab- 
lished means  of  livelihood  for  women.  Admirably 
illustrated  in  black  and  white,  and  in  colors.  See  Use- 
ful Arts,  General,  for  contents.  396. 


LIST  OF  PERIODICALS. 


The  first  price  in  this  list  is  for  a  year  ;  the 

is    desired.      When    several   different   periodicals 

publisher,   a  discount  is  usually   granted.     So 
publication  are  sent  together. 

AGRICULTURE  :    DAIRYING  : 
GARDENING. 

American  Gardening:  semi-monthly.  New 
York,  A.  T.  De  La  Mare  Printing  and  Pub. 

Co..  $1  (l  copy,  5  c). 

Cultivator  and  Country  Gentleman: 
weekly.  Albany,  X.  Y.,  Luther  Tucker  & 
Son.  .-j.  5.1  (i  copy,  5  c). 

Farm  and  Fireside:  semi-monthly.  Spring- 
field, O.,  Mast,  Crowell  &  Kirkpatrick,  50  c. 
(1  copy,  5  c). 

Farm  Journal:  monthly.  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
Wilmer  Atkinson  Co.,  50c.  (1  copy,  5  c). 

Garden  and  Forest:  weekly.  New  York, 
Garden  and  Forest  Pub.  Co. ,  $4  (1  copy,  10  c). 

Home  and  Farm:  semi-monthly.  Louisville, 
Ky.,  Home  and  Farm  Pub.  Co.,  50  c.  (1  copy, 
3  c.). 

Rural  New  Yorker:  weekly.  New  York, 
Rural  Publishing  Co.,  Si  (1  copy,  3  c). 

ARCHITECTURE. 

American  Architect  and  Building  News: 
weekly.  Boston,  Mass.,  American  Architect 
and  Building  News  Co.,  $6  (1  copy,  15  c). 

Architecture  and  Building:  weekly.  New 
York,  William  T.  Comstock,  S6(icopy,  15  c). 

ART:  DECORATION:  FURNITURE. 

Ar  r  Amateur:  monthly.     New  York,  Montague 

Marks,  $4  (1  copy,  35  c.)« 
Art  Interchange:    monthly.     New  York,  Art 

Interchange  Co.,  $4  (1  copy,  35  c). 

Art    JOURNAL,  LONDON:  monthly.     New  York, 

Chicago,  Washington,  Brentano's,  §6  (1  copy, 

50c). 
Decorator  and   Furnisher:   monthly.     New 

York,  Art  Trades  Pub.  and  Printing  Co.,  §2 

(1  copy,  20  c). 

BOOKS  :  LIBRARY. 

Library  Journal:  monthly.  New  York,  R.  R. 
Bowker,  (5  ( 1  copy,  50  c). 

Literary  Digest:  weekly.  New  York,  Funk 
&  Wagnalls  Co.,  $3  (1  copy,  10  c). 

Litkrarv  News:  monthly.  New  York,  R.  R. 
Bowker,  Si  (1  copy,  10  c). 

USHERS'  WEEKLY.     New  York,  R.  R.  Bow- 
ker, $3  ( 1  copy,  10  c). 

CHILDREN    AND  YOUN(i   PEOPLE. 

Harper's  Round  Table,  formerly  Harper's 
Young  People:  weekly.     New  York,  Harper 

&  Hp.s.,  $2  (1  copy,  5  c). 

St.  NICHOLAS:   monthly.     New  York,   Century 

Co.,  $3  (I  copy,  25  c). 
Youth's  Companion:  weekly.     Boston,  Mass., 

Perry  Mason  &  Co.,  $1.75  (1  copy,  5  c). 


price  for  a  single  copy  is  given  in  case  a  sample 
.in-  ordered  together  through  a  bookseller  <>r 
also   when  five  or  more   subscriptions   for  one 


DRESS  :  FASHIONS. 

DELINEATOR,  monthly.  New  York,  Pattern  k 
Pub.  Co.,  Si  (i  copy,  15  c). 

HARPER'S  Bazar:  weekly.  New  York,  Har- 
per ei  Bros.,  $4  (1  copy,  10c). 

EDUCATION. 

Education:  monthly,  except  July  and  August. 

Boston,  Mass.,  Kasson  iV.  Palmer,  $2  for  first 

year;  afterward  S3  (1  copy,  35  c). 
Educational  Review:   monthly,  except  July 

and  August.     New  York,  Henry  Holt  &  Co., 

S3  (1  copy,  35  c). 
Primary  Education: monthly.    Boston,  Mass., 

Educational  Publishing  Co.,  $1  (1  copy,  10c). 

School  Journal:  weekly.  New  York,  E.  L. 
Kellogg  &  Co.,  S2.50  (1  copy,  6  c). 

HISTORY. 

American  HISTORICAL  Review:  quarterly. 
New  York,  Macmillan  &  Co.,  S3  (1  copy,  Si ). 

Magazine  of  American  History:  monthly. 
New  York,  Historical  Publication  Co.,  S5 
(1  copy,  50  c). 

HOUSEHOLD. 

Babyhood:  monthly.  New  York,  Babyhood 
Pub.  Co.,  Si  (i  copy,  10  a). 

Good  Housekeeping:  monthly.  Springfield, 
Mass.,  Clark  W.  Bryan  &  Co.,  S2  (1  copy, 
20  c). 

Ladies'  Home  Companion:  semi-monthly. 
Springfield,  O.,  Mast,  Crowell  &  Kirkpatrick, 
Si  (i  copy,  5  c). 

Ladies'  Home  Journal:  monthly.  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  Curtis  Pub.  Co.,  Si  (icopy,  10  c). 

ILLUSTRATED  WEEKLIES. 

Harper's  Weekly.  New  York,  Harper  & 
Bros.,  S4  (1  copy,  10  a). 

ILLUSTRATED  London  News:  weekly.  New- 
York  Agency  in  Pulitzer  Puilding,  SO  (1  copy, 
15  c).     Midsummer  and  Xmas  nos.,  Si  extra. 

Leslie's  Illustrated  Wekkly.  New  York, 
Arkell  Weekly  Co.,  $4(1  copy,  10  c). 

LITERARY  JOURNALS. 

Critic:  weekly.  New  York,  Critic  Co.,  S3 
(1  copy,  10  c). 

Dial  :  semi-monthly.  Chicago,  Dial  Co.,  |2 
(1  copy,  10  c). 

Literary  World  :  bi-weekly.  Boston,  Mass., 
E.  H.  Hames  &  Co.,  $2  n  copy,  10  c). 

Nation:  weekly.  New  York,  Evening  Pest 
Pub.  Co.,  S3  (1  copy,  10  c). 


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List  of  Periodicals. 


Week:  weekly.  Toronto,  Canada,  Week  Pub- 
lishing Co.,  S3  (1  copy,  10  c). 

MAGAZINES. 

American  Woman's  Journal  :  monthly.  New 
York,  American  Journal  Pub.  Co.,  §1  (1  copy, 
10  c). 

Atlantic  Monthly.  Boston,  Mass.,  Hough- 
ton, Mifflin  ..V  Co.,  84(1  copy,  35  c). 

Canadian  Magazine:  monthly.  Toronto, 
Canada,  Ontario  Pub.  Co.,  §2.50  (1  copy, 
25  c). 

Century  Magazine  :  monthly.  New  York, 
Century  Co.,  $4  (r  copy,  35  c). 

Contemporary  Review  :  monthly.  American 
reprint.  New  York,  Leonard  Scott  Publica- 
tion Co.,  $4.50  (1  copy,  40  ' 

Cosmopolitan:  monthly.  Irvington,  N.  Y., 
John  Brisben  Walker,  $1.20  (i  copy,  10  c). 

Fortnightly  Review  :  monthly.  American 
reprint.  New  York,  Leonard  Scott  Publica- 
tion Co.,  $4. 50  (1  copy,  40  c). 

FORUM:  monthly.  New  York,  Forum  Pub. 
Co.,  $3  (1  copy,  25  c). 

Harper's  New  Monthly.     New  York,  Harper 

&  Hros.,  $4(1  copy,  35  c). 
LlPPINCOTT's :     monthly.     Philadelphia,    J.    B. 
Lippincott  Co.,  S3  (1  copy,  25  c). 

McCLURE's  MAGAZINE:  monthly.  New  York, 
Samuel  S.  McClure,  $1  (1  copy,  10  c). 

Nineteenth  Century:  monthly.  American 
reprint.  New  York,  Leonard  Scott  Publica- 
tion Co.,  S4.50  (1  copy,  40  c). 

North  American  Review:  monthly.  New 
York,  Lloyd  Bryce,  $5  (1  copy,  50  c). 

Review  of  Reviews:  monthly.  New  York, 
Albert  Shaw,  $2. 50  (1  copy,  25  c). 

SCRIBNER's:  monthly.  New  York,  C.  Scrib- 
ner's  Sons,  $3  (1  copy,  25  c). 


WRJSIC. 

Musical  Courier  :  weekly.  New  York,  Masi- 
cal  Courier  Co.,  S4  (1  copy,  10  c). 

PHOTOGRAPHY. 

Photographic  Times  :  monthly.  New  York, 
Photographic  Times  Pubg.  Assoc,  $4(1  copy, 
35  c). 

Sun  and  SHADE  :  including  photography  in 
colors  :  monthly.  New  York,  New  York 
Photo-Gravure  Co.,  £5  (1  copy,  50  c). 

PROHIBITION. 

Union  Signal:  weekly.  Chicago,  111.,  Wom- 
en's Temperance  Publication  Assoc,  $1  (1 
copy,  5  c). 

Voice  :  weekly.  New  York,  Funk  &  Wag- 
nails  Co.,  $1  (1  copy,  3  c). 

SCIENCE. 

American  NATURALIST :  monthly.  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  Edwards  &  Docker  Co.,  $4  ( 1  copy, 
35  c). 

NATURE  :  weekly.  London  and  New  York, 
Macmillan  &  Co.,  $6  (1  copy,  15  c). 

Popular  Science  Monthly.  New  York,  D. 
Appleton  cS:  Co.,  $5  (1  copy,  50  c). 

Science:  weekly.  New  York,  41  E.  49th  St., 
$5  (1  copy,  15  c). 

Scientific  American  :  weekly.  New  York, 
Munn  &  Co.,  $3  (1  copy,  S  c). 

WOMAN   SUFFRAGE. 

Woman's  Journal:  weekly.  Boston,  Mass., 
C.  H.  Simonds,  1  year  on  trial,  $1.50  ;  after- 
ward, 1J2.50  a  year  (1  copy,  5  c). 





HINTS  FOR  A  GIRLS'  CLUB 

WITH   A   HOME  OF  ITS  OWN'. 
Ser  books  under  Clubs  toh  Girls  and  Women,  p.  122. 


1.  NUMBER.  A  score  of  girls,  not  all  bread- 
winners, nor  all  of  the  leisure  (lass,  can  forma 
club  better  than  a  larger  number.  They  will  first 
of  all  discuss  the  project  among  their  acquaint- 
ances and  friends,  find  out  whether  a  club  is 
really  wanted,  about  how  many  are  likely  to 
join  it,  what  its  aims  in  response  to  local  needs 
should  be,  and  where  it  had  best  make  its 
home. 

j.  HOUSING.  The  home  of  the  club  should 
be  near  the  homes  of  its  members.  In  a  city, 
if  the  club-rooms  can  be  easily  reached  without 
paying  car-fare,  so  much  the  better.  It  is  well 
to  choose  the  rooms  in  a  quiet  street  just  off  a 
central  thcroughfare.  In  the  country,  where 
rents  are  lev,  there  is  more  freedom  of  choice. 
Wherever  the  club  makes  its  home,  it  should 
avoid.a  neighborhood  where  loafers  congregate. 
In  a  city  it  may  be  possible  to  reduce  the  rent 
by  sub-letting  the  rooms  during  the  day  for  a 
kindergarten,  or  for  other  classes.  The  rent 
may  have  to  be  guaranteed  for  six  or  twelve 
months  by  some  well-to-do  member  or  other 
friend  of  the  club.  This  only  when  there  is  a 
certainty  that  the  club  will  be  able  to  pay  the 
rent. 

3.  Gifts.  While  the  club  should  plan  noth- 
ing it  cannot  pay  for,  it  should  always  be  glad 
to  accept  aid  from  friends.  Delicacy  here  is 
required  on  both  sides:  wherever  possible 
donors  should  be  known  only  to  the  club- 
officers. 

4.  FURNISHING.  Cheery  and  cosy  rooms  help 
to  make  a  club  attractive  to  its  members,  and 
serve  to  win  additions  to  its  ranks.  Strong 
and  simple  stuffs  are  best  in  furnishing;  they 
can  easily  be  chosen  in  attractive  colors  and 
patterns.  A  handsome  rug,  which  can  be  had 
for  a  few  dollars,  is  more  wholesome  and  less 
costly  than  a  carpet.  Next  to  durability  and 
convenience,  simplicity  of  form  in  furniture  is 
the  most  desirable  quality — it  means  the  least 
possible  labor  in  dusting  and  cleaning.  In 
adorning  the  club-rooms  quality  rather  than 
quantity  is  desirable.  Simplicity  is  always  the 
mark  of  good  taste.  A  few  carefully  chosen 
pictures,  a  good  plaster  cast  or  two,  give  a 
room  an  air  of  refinement  denied  to  many  a 
parlor  profusely  and  expensively  adorned.  In 
furnishing  and  fitting  up,  no  gift  should  be 
accepted  which  is  unsuitable.  Sometimes  tables, 
carpets,  and  the  like,  quite  out  of  keeping  with 
the  club,  are  offered. 

5.  Inaugural  Reception.  As  soonasaclub 
is  settled  in  its  home  it  is  customary  to  hold  a 
reception,  to  which  the  members  invite  their 
friends,  and  all  others  whom  they  think  will  be 
interested  in  the  aims  of  the  club.  A  brief  ad- 
dress on  the  outlook  of  the  club,  and  an  invi- 
tation to  join  its  ranks,  may  very  properly  be 
given  at  this  reception. 

6.  Arrangement  of  Rooms.  When  possible, 
the   club   should    have   two   adjoining   rooms, 


leaving  the  larger  one  nearly  empty,  with  only 
foldingchairs,  and  perhaps  a  small  tableagainst 
the  wall.  This  gives  space  for  dancing,  drills, 
classes,  and  business  meetings.  The  smaller 
room  can  be  a  pretty  library  and  sitting-room. 

7.  Back-Yard.  A  back-yard  is  always  de- 
sirable. Hammocks  can  be  swung  there  in 
summer,  flowers  planted  and  tended,  with  in- 
cidental study  of  botany. 

8.  Food.  It  is  advantageous,  when  the  club- 
rooms  are  in  a  house  where  a  janitress,  or  a 
friend  of  the  club,  has  a  kitchen  for  the  prep- 
aration of  simple  meals.  Here  lessons  in  cook- 
ing can  be  given,  refreshments  for  parties  can 
be  made  ready,  and  inexpensive  suppers  pro- 
vided for  members  who  come  directly  from 
their  work  to  the  club, 

9.  Supervision.  The  rooms  should  at  all 
times  be  scrupulously  clean,  thoroughly  lighted 
and  ventilated,  and  well  warmed  in  cold 
weather.  It  is  advisable  to  appoint  a  senior 
member  who  will  be  responsible  for  these 
matters,  say  for  a  week  or  a  month,  and  who 
will  be  present  every  evening  of  her  term. 

10.  Music.  As  music  affords  the  recreation 
most  enjoyed,  a  piano  of  good  tone  should  be 
one  of  the  first  things  secured  by  the  club. 

11.  Books.     As  soonasaclub  is  able  it  should 
begin  to  form  a  library.     This  LIST   will  give 
hints   for  purchases,   or    for  borrowings  from 
public   libraries.     In  New  York  the  State  Li- 
brary at  Albany  sends  a  desired  assortment  of 
twenty-five  or   more  books  as  a  "  travelling  li- 
brary "   to  any  club  or  person  in  the  State  who 
will  become  responsible  for  the  return  of  the 
volumes  within  a  year.     The  sole  expense  is 
for  carriage  both  ways.     As  a  help  to  the  club 
librarian    there    is   nothing    better    than    Miss 
Mary  W.  Plummer's  "Aid  for  Small  Libraries," 
published  by  the  Pratt  Institute  Library,  Hrook- 
lyn,  N.  Y.,  at  25  cents.     If  the  club  is  sufficiently 
large   and    prosperous   to    buy  fittings   for   its 
library  specially  designed,  it  should  correspond 
with    the    Library    Bureau,    146    Franklin  St., 
Boston,  manufacturers  of  all  kinds  of  shelving, 
desks,    and    drawers    for  catalogue-cards   and 
other    supplies    for    libraries.     This    Lisr    OF 
M""KS   numbers  each    book    according   to  the 
Decimal    Classification — set  forth    in   full  in  a 
volume  at  85,  in  condensed  form  at  $2  [Library 
Bureau,   Boston].     This  classification  is  excel- 
lent   for    libraries     whose    shelves    are    open 
to  readers,  who   thus   find   together  the  book-. 
on  a  special  subject.     For  a  library  the  books 
of    which    are    not    on    shelves   accessible    to 
readers,    a    strictly   alphabetical   arrangement 
by  authors  is   perhaps  best.     This  is-  the  plan 
in    the    Mercantile    Library,    New    York,    any 
one  of  whose  250,000  volumes  can  be  had  in  a 
minute   or   less.     The   practice   of    permitting 


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Hints  for  a  Girls'   Club. 


readers  full  and  inviting  access  to  books  is 
steadily  growing  in  large  and  small  libraries. 
Wherever  feasible  it  is  much  to  be  commended. 
A  club  library  should  have  a  printed  classified 
catalogue,  and  also  a  card-catalogue  kept  up 
to  date  and  open  to  all  readers.  The  books 
should  have  removable,  washable  linen  covers 
— which  cost  3  to  5  cents  each.  See  under  A 
Literary  Club  ok  Gikls  ok  Women,  para- 
graphs 5  and  6. 

12.  Periodicals.  As  soon  as  possible  a  club 
should  have  periodicals  for  a  reading-table. 
The  selection,  of  course,  should  begin  with 
the  leading  local  newspapers,  and  extend,  as 
means  permit,  to  weekly  journals  and  monthly 
magazines.  See  List  of  Periodicals.  All  but 
the  latest  issues  of  the  magazines  may  be  cir- 
culated among  the  members  for  home  reading. 
If  a  library  is  established,  these  magazines, 
duly  bound,  will  prove  very  popular. 

13.  Recreations  in  the  way  of  music,  reci- 
tations, and  the  like,  should  be  judiciously  ar- 
ranged as  far  ahead  as  possible.  If  one  or  two 
evenings  in  the  week  are  statedly  set  apart 
for  entertainment  it  will  save  the  trouble  of 
giving  notices  for  each  occasion.  If  any  mem- 
ber or  friend  of  the  club  has  talent  in  original 
story-telling  this  should  be  drawn  upon  and 
will  prove  delightful.  Entertainments  of  a 
somewhat  elaborate  kind,  to  which  friends  are 
invited,  or  for  which  a  small  fee  is  charged, 
can  be  given  as  often  as  they  prove  really  in- 
teresting, not  oftener. 

14.  Instruction.  Classes  for  instruction  in 
cooking,  dressmaking,  and  other  useful  arts 
should  be  formed  as  soon  as  desired  by  the 
members  and  when  any  needed  outlay  is 
guaranteed.  Paid  teachers  of  approved  skill 
in   their  work,  of  evident  power  to  interest  a 


class,  should  be  engaged.  They  know  more 
about  the  latest  and  best  methods  than  volun- 
teers usually  do,  and  the  fact  of  payment  in- 
sures their  responsibility.  A  good  teacher 
never  omits  to  take  a  broad  view  of  her  sub- 
ject, and  in  explaining  how  to  bake  a  loaf,  or 
how  to  dye  a  garment,  her  class  may  be  sur- 
prised to  find  that  they  have  long  been  chemists 
without  suspecting  it.  If  a  competent  lady  will 
conduct  literary  classes  gratis,  her  services 
should  be  gladly  accepted  from  motives  of 
economy  and  to  promote  the  spirit  of  co-opera- 
tion among  friends  of  the  club. 

15.  Health.  Health  talks  are  always  inter- 
esting and  helpful.  A  woman  physician  may  be 
engaged  by  the  club  for,  say,  two  hours  each 
week  for  consultation.  In  this  way  the  begin- 
nings of  a  malady  may  be  discovered  in  time 
to  treat  it  successfully,  the  injury  due  to  a 
special  form  of  employment  pointed  out,  and 
the  general  conditions  for  health  to  be  ob- 
served by  each  individual  made  clear.  The 
same  physician  may  be  engaged  by  the  club, 
in  cases  of  illness  among  members,  and  at  some 
saving  of  cost.  A  similar  engagement  of  a 
dentist  is,  perhaps,  also  advisable. 

16.  Co-operation.  As  opportunity  may 
offer,  it  is  well  for  a  club  to  enjoy  other  advan- 
tages of  co-operation.  If  among  its  members 
five  or  ten  conclude  to  buy  sewing-machines, 
bicycles,  suites  of  furniture,  or  make  other  con- 
siderable purchases  at  one  time  and  place,  a 
material  saving  can  be  effected.  So  also  in 
the  matter  of  subscribing  for  magazines,  buy- 
ing books,  and,  perhaps,  insurance.  Not  the 
least  gain  in  a  club  is  the  way  in  which  it 
brings  to  the  attention  of  the  young  and  inex- 
perienced the  methods  of  building  associa- 
tions and  other  approved  means  of  saving  and 
investment. 


OUTLINE  CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS 

FOR.  A  GIRLS'  CLUB. 


1.  Name.— The  name  of  this  Club  shall  be  "  The 

Club." 

II.  Objects.— The  objects  of  this  Club  are,  by  union, 
to  promote  the  happiness  and  usefulness  of  its  members, 
and  to  create  a  centre  of  enjoyment,  friendship,  and  cult- 
ure 

III.  Opficbrs. — The  officers  of  this  Club  shall  be  a 
President,  Vice-President,  Treasurer, anil  Secretary.  [In 
small  clubs  one  officer  may  be  both  Se<  retary  and  Treas- 
urer ]  They  shall  be  tx-officio  members  of  the  Council. 
They  shall  be  elected  by  ballot  at  the  annual  meeting  of 
tne  Club  in  each  year,  and  shall  hold  the  office  for  one 
year  thereafter  and  until  their  successors  are  elected. 

IV.  President. — The  President  shall  preside  at  all 
meetings  of  the  Club  and  of  the  Council,  shall  be  ex-officio 
member. if  all  committees,  and  shall  perform  such  other 
duties  as  the  Council  or  the  Club  shall  authorize. 

V.  Vice-President. —The  Vice-President  shall  share 
the  responsibilities  of  the  President,  and  fulfil  the  duties 
of  the  Litter  when  the  President  is  absent. 

VI.  Treasurer. — The  Treasurer  shall  have  charge  of 
all  moneys  of  the  Club,  shall  attend  to  the  collection  of 
initiation  fees,  tines,  and  monthly  dues,  shall  read  out  and 

the  nam^sof  non-paying  members,  and  notify  them, 
in  accordance  with  By-Law  XII,  shall  pay  bills,  and  ren- 
der monthly  accounts  to  the  Club. 

VII.  Secretary. — The  Secretary  shall  give  notice  of 
all  regular  meetingsof  the  Cluband  the  Council,  and  shall 
keep  minutes  of  such  meetings  She  shall  conduct  the 
correspondence  of  the  Club,  and  keep  the  records  of  the 
Club  and  the  Council. 

VIII.  Council.  — i.  There  shall  be  a  Council  toconsist 
of  eight  members,  including  the  four  officers.  It  shall 
have  general  charge,  management,  and  control  of  the 
affairs,  funds,  and  property  of  the  Club,  and,  with  the 
km  wledge  and  consent  of  the  Club,  shall  authorize  and 
control  all  expenditures.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Council  to  prepare  plans  of  action  to  be  laid  before  the 
Club  at  its  monthly  meetings,  and  to  carry  out  the  wishes 
of  the  Club  as  then  expressed,  and  as  provided  in  tnese 
By-Laws. 

2.  At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Club,  to  be  held  on  the 
first  Monday  of  each  December,  four  members  shall  be 
elected  by  ballot,  who  shall,  with  the  officers  of  the  Club, 
constitute  the  Council  of  eight  members.  The  four  mem- 
bers who  are  not  officers  shall  divide  themselves  into  two 

two  members  each.     The  terms  of  these  classes 
shall  be  respectively  one  and  two  years. 

Thereafter  at  each  annual  meeting  of  the  Club  two 
members  to  replace  the  out-going  class  shall  be  elected 
allot  as  members  of  the  Council,  and  their  term  <  f 
shall  be  two  years.  In  such  elections  a  majority 
of  the  votes  cast  shall  be  necessary  to  elect.  Vacancies 
which  shall  occur  in  either  class  shall  be  filled  by  the 
Council. 

3.  The  Council  shall  submit  at  each  annual  meeting  a 
general  report  of  the  affairs  of  the  Club,  and  an  estimate 
ot  income  and  outlay  for  the  ensuing  year. 

4.  The  Council  shall  meet  once  a  month.  Special  meet- 
ing-, may  be  called  by  order  of  the  President  or  three 
members  of  the  Council.  A  majority  of  its  members 
shall  constitute  a  quorum  of  the  Council. 


5.  An  absence  on  the  part  of  a  member  of  the  Council 
from  three  consecutive  regular  meetings  thereof,  with- 
out satisfactory  reasons  being  given,  shall  be  deemed  a 
resignation  therefrom. 

6.  In  respect  to  all  questions  of  construction  of  these 
By-Laws  the  decision  of  the  Council  shall  be  final. 

IX.  Mketings  and  Elections.  — 1.  There  shall  be  a 
regular  monthly  meeting  of  the  Club  on  the  lirst  Monday 
of  every  month. 

2.  The  order  of  business  shall  be:  (1)  Reading  of  the 
Minutesand  the  Secretary's  Report.  (2)  Report  of  Treas- 
urer. (3)  Reports  of  Committees.  (4)  Notices  and  re- 
marks from  officers  or  other  members  ot  the  Council.  (5) 
General  business. 

3.  The  order  of  business  at  the  annual  meeting  shall  be 
the  same  as  at  the  monthly  meeting,  with  the  exception 
that  after  clause  4  the  members  shall  proceed  to  the  elec- 
tion of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year  and  members  of  the 
Council  to  replace  the  outgoing  class. 

4.  One-third  (or,  one-half)  the  members  shall  constitute 
a  quorum  at  any  meeting  of  the  Club. 

X.  Committees. — The  President  shall  appoint,  with 
the  consent  of  the  Council,  a  Committee  on  Hospital- 
ity, on  the  Library,  and  such  other  committees  as  she 
shall  see  fit,  and  shall  appoint  one  of  the  members  of  the 
Council  to  serve  on  each  committee. 

All  committees  shall  be  under  the  direction  and  subject 
to  the  advice  of  the  Council. 

XI.  Mhmbers — 1.  Members  must  be  over  fourteen 
years  of  age. 

2.  They  shall  have  free  access  to  the  rooms  of  the  Club 
whenever  open,  shall  be  entitled  to  enter  classes,  draw- 
books  from  the  library,  use  the  piano,  and  have  a  vote 
at  all  elections,  and  a  vote  upon  all  matters  of  business 
that  shall  be  presented  to  the  Club  by  the  Council. 

XII.  Dues. — 1.  Members  shall  pay  an  initiation  fee  of 
(2s)  cents,  and  monthly  dues  of  (20)  cents,  payable  in 
advance. 

2.  Initiation  fee  shall  cover  dues  for  month  of  join- 
ing. 

3.  Any  member  who  fails  to  pay  her  dues  before  or  on 
the  15th  of  the  month  shall  be  fined  live  cents,  unless 
she  can  show  just  cause  why  she  has  not  paid  before. 

4  The  names  of  members  who  owe  dues  for  two 
months  shall  be  read  aloud  by  the  Treasurer  at  the  busi- 
ness meeting  at  the  beginning  1  >t  the  third  month  of  their 
indebtedness,  and  such  names  shall  be  posted  on  the  Bul- 
letin Board,  whece  they  shall  remain  until  the  begin- 
ning of  the  fourth  month,  upon  which  the  Treasurer 
shall  notify  such  members  that  unless  their  back  dues  are 
paid,  or  just  cause  for  non-pavment  shown,  before  the 
15th  of  the  same  month,  their  membership  shall  cease. 

Such  persons  may  not  again  become  members  of  the 
Club  within  one  year  from  the  time  when  they  ceased 
to  pay  their  Club  dues,  unless  they  have  paid  all  arrears 
to  the  Club  or  offered  an  excuse  satisfactory  to  the  Treas- 
urer, f  At  the  discretion  of  the  Council  this  rule  may  be 
mo  liried  in  special  cases.] 

XIII.  Amendment  of  By-Laws. — These  By-Laws  can 
be  amended  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  members  pre 

at  a  regular  meeting,  provided  due  notice  has  been  given 
of  the  proposed  change. 


A  LITERARY  CLUB  OF  GIRLS  OR  WOMEN. 


i.  Number.  Ten,  or  thereabouts,  is  a  good 
number  with  which  to  form  a  literary  club. 
It  may  grow  to  twenty-five,  and  usually  can- 
not with  advantage  exceed  that  number. 

2.  Officers.  At  the  first  stated  meeting  a 
president  and  secretary-treasurer  should  be 
chosen  for  a  year,  and  a  constitution  and  by- 
laws, as  simple  as  possible,  adopted.  [Hints 
therefor  will  be  found  at  the  end  of  the  article 
A  Girls'  Club.]  Club  business  at  meetings 
should  have  the  utmost  despatch  if  members 
are  not  to  be  wearied. 

3.  Place  of  Meeting.  Should  the  club  de- 
cide to  meet  at  the  houses  of  members  in  suc- 
cession, or  in  a  church-building,  the  matter  of 
expense  will  be  of  little  moment.  The  only 
charge  need  be  for  postal-cards  bearing  notices 
of  meetings. 

4.  THEMES.  The  themes  of  a  club  will,  of 
course,  depend  on  the  interests  of  its  members. 
Hence  the  more  diverse  these  interests  the 
better  for  the  club.  A  collector  of  portraits, 
a  student  of  French  history,  a  traveller  familiar 
with  Italian  cities,  can  bring  her  friends  to 
new  and  charming  fields  of  study  and  explora- 
tion. In  many  clubs  it  is  customary  to  read  a 
paper  of  about  half  an  hour's  length  at  each 
meeting,  and  devote  to  discussion  another  half 
hour,  or  an  hour,  closing  with  quite  informal 
talk.  In  such  cases  it  is  well  to  draw  up  a 
program  in  advance,  and  include  mention  of 
the  subject  of  a  paper  in  the  notice  of  a  meet- 
ing. Thus  members  come  prepared  to  ques- 
tion, to  offer  comment,  or  to  add  illustration. 
Often  a  member  is  so  very  familiar  with  a  spe- 
cial mode  of  living,  or  of  bread-winning,  that 
she  shuns  it  as  the  theme  of  a  paper.  Yet  the 
division  of  labor  in  a  factory,  or  a  hotel,  with 
its  daily  routine;  the  construction  and  the 
good  and  bad  points  of  a  great  apartment- 
house,  the  revelation  of  character  to  a  teacher 
in  a  public  school,  the  management  of  a  depart- 
ment-store, can  be  made  of  vivid  interest  to 
friends  ignorant  of  these  matters.  If  a  part, 
or  the  whole  of  the  themes  during  a  season 
can  be  given  connection,  so  much  the  better. 
In  trying  to  avoid  desultory  work  there  is, 
however,  some  risk  of  sticking  to  a  single 
theme  after  its  interest  is  worn  out. 

5.  Talks.     A  club  is  sure  to  number  among 
its  members,  or  friends  who  are  not  members, 


men  and  women  who  will  be  glad  to  give  a 
brief  talk,  perchance  on  a  subject  that  has  en- 
gaged the  interest  of  a  lifetime.  Such  a  talk 
may  prove  better  and  is  easier  to  get  than  a 
formal  paper.  No  program  should  be  so  rigid 
as  to  exclude  the  opportunity  to  hear  good 
talk  of  this  kind,  especially  when  it  comes  from 
an  unheralded  visitor  from  afar. 

6.  Books  and  Study.  Many  books  of  pure 
literature,  history,  and  fiction  can  mean  more 
when  read  by  the  members  of  a  club  than  br- 
others. The  privilege  often  enjoyed  in  a  club 
of  consulting  or  questioning  a  better  informed 
reader  than  oneself  is  of  great  value.  In 
other  departments  of  literature,  those  dealing 
with  the  useful  and  fine  arts,  for  example,  ad- 
vantages even  more  important  arise  from 
club  membership.  A  reader,  by  herself,  is 
tempted  to  glance  idly  through  the  illustra- 
tions of  a  volume  on  wild-flowers  and  resist  its 
persuasions  to  go  a-field  and  form  acquaintance 
with  buds,  blossoms  and  their  manifold  insect 
ministry.  In  a  club  with  the  impulse  of  com- 
panionship and  the  direction  of  an  informed 
and  enthusiastic  leader,  the  author  of  a  sterling 
flower-book  becomes  a  living  voice  with  a  story 
to  tell  of  absorbing  interest.  And  many  a 
worker  who  at  home,  or  elsewhere,  alone,  is 
contented  with  her  own  experience,  may  in 
the  realm  of  her  toil  deem  books  of  little  use  to 
her.  With  the  wholesome  emulation  of  a  club, 
with  a  good  teacher  to  solve  difficulties  that 
neveroccurred  to  the  author's  mind,  this  young 
woman  finds  that  a  good  book  on  an  art,  or  a 
trade,  or  on  household  management,  is  simply 
the  record  of  much  fuller  experiences  than  her 
own,  which  can  immensely  improve  her  daily 
practice  and,  it  may  be,  lift  pressing  burdens 
from  her  shoulders.  A  word  in  season  is  gold- 
en when  it  lightens  toil. 

7.  TEACHERS.  In  the  formal  study  of  a  great 
poet— Shakespeare,  Dante,  Goethe— or  of  a 
foreign  tongue,  a  club  opens  the  way  for 
many  women  who  desire  thorough  instruction 
and  cannot  get  it  either  at  home  or  at  college. 
A  club  enables  a  competent  teacher  to  be  en- 
gaged at  a  reasonable  charge,  it  keeps  a  stu- 
dent steadily  at  her  work,  it  provides  her  with 
genial  friends  of  kindred  aims.  Efforts 
otherwise  desultory  are  given  connection, 
purpose,  fruitage. 


A  WOMAN'S  CLUB. 


Olive  Thorne  Miller's  "  The  Woman's  Club," 
published  by  Lovell,  Coryell  &  Co.,  New  York, 
at  $1,  is  a  practical  guide  and  handbook  which 
renders  unnecessary  here  any  hints  for  the 
establishing  or  management  of  women's  clubs. 
Mrs.  Miller  begins  with  an  enthusiastic  argu- 
ment for  the  woman's  club  as  evolved  from  the 
home,  as  supplementing  it  helpfully  and  de- 
lightfully. Next,  she  describes  clubs  of  widely 
different  types — Sorosis,  of  New  York;  the  New 


England  Woman's  Club,  of  Boston;  the  Fort- 
nightly and  the  Women's  Club,  of  Chicago;  the 
New  Century,  of  Philadelphia;  the  Saturday,  of 
Columbus,  O. ;  the  Seidl  Society,  of  Brooklyn, 
and  others.  Drawing  upon  her  large  experience, 
Mrs.  Miller  suggests  how  clubs  may  best  be 
founded  and  conducted,  pointing  out  common 
defects  in  rules,  discipline,  and  spirit.  A  model 
constitution  and  code  of  by-laws  in  full  detail 
are  added,  with  wise  comment. 


NOTES. 


The  Chautauqua  Literary  and  Scientific 
Circle  plans  a  four  years'  course  of  home-read- 
ing, each  year's  of  which  is  complete  in  itself. 
The  five  books  prescribed  for  1S95-96,  with  the 
utauquan,  a  monthly  magazine,  can  be  had 
for  §7,  from  Hunt  &  Eaton,  150  Fifth  Avenue, 
New  York.  The  membership  fee  in  addition  is 
50  c.  yearly,  sent  to  John  H.  Vincent,  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.  Individual  readers  are  recommended 
to  form  Local  Circles  and  to  report  to  John  H. 
Vincent.  Chautauqua  has  been  a  pioneer  in 
the  work  of  making  reading  systematic,  of 
breaking  the  bread  of' science  to  the  plain  peo- 
ple. Its  Summer  School  is  the  most  important 
and  influential  in  the  world. 

The  Society  to  Encourage  Studies  at 
IL  'ME  has  its  work  done  by  women  for  women, 
all  over  the  country,  wholly  by  correspondence. 
Any  woman  over  seventeen  may  ask  the  Sec- 
retary. 41  Marlborough  St.,  Boston,  Mass.,  for 
a  circular  giving  rules  and  subjects  of  study. 
Further  information  is  obtained  in  the  same 
way.  Students  procure  books  from  the  Soci- 
ety's Library  for  a  small  charge,  or  they  buy  or 
borrow  them.  Each  one  is  directed  by  her  as- 
signed correspondent,  as  if  she  were  a  private 
pupil;  and  the  work  is  done  in  a  sympathetic 
spirit,  to  encourage  thorough  study,  either  ele- 


mentary or  advanced.  The  fee  is  $3  for  the 
term,  but  for  those  really  unable  to  pay  it,  a 
few  scholarships  are  provided.  The  Society  is 
twenty-two  years  old,  and  many  students  have 
persevered  ten  or  more  years  under  its  direc- 
tion, continuing  one  subject,  or  changing,  as 
they  pleased. 

The  Round  Rokin  Reading  Club,  which 
was  founded  less  than  two  years  ago,  brings 
together  the  person  who  desires  to  know  and 
the  person  best  qualified  to  inform.  It  has  no 
books  of  its  own,  but  uses  the  best  literature  ; 
it  dictates  no  subject,  leaving  its  members  to 
select  what  they  need  or  like.  The  work  is 
done  by  means  of  original  schedules  and  per- 
sonal correspondence.  In  classes,  as  with  sin- 
gle readers,  the  personal  character  of  the  work 
is  never  lost.  To  students  in  the  library  it  is 
invaluable  as  a  guide  to  not  merely  a  subject, 
but  to  the  important  critical,  biographical,  or 
historical  work  connected  with  it.  It  is  en- 
dorsed by  such  men  as  Howells,  Hale,  Stock- 
ton, E.  J.  James,  Gilder,  Mabie,  and  others,  and 
has  on  its  lists  of  examiners  university  pro- 
fessors and  thoroughly  trained  literary  men 
and  women.  Terms  and  other  information  can 
be  obtained  from  the  Director,  Miss  Louise 
Stockton,  4213  Chester  Ave.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


LIST  OF  PUBLISHERS. 


Alden,  John  B.,  12  Vandewater  St.,  New  York. 
Allyn  &  Bacon,  172  Tremont  St.,  Boston. 
American  Book  Co.,  Washington  Square,  New- 
York. 
American  Florist,  322  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago. 
American  News  Co.,  3<jChambers  St.,  NewYork. 
American   Public  Health  Ass'n,  P.  O.  Drawer 

289,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
American     Publishing    Co.,   424   Asylum   St., 

Hartford,  Ct. 
American  Tract  Soc,  10  E.  23d  St.,  N.  Y. 
Anthony,  Susan  B.,  17  Madison  St.,  Rochester, 

N.  Y. 
Appleton,  D.,  &  Co.,  72  5th  Ave.,  New  York. 
Arena    Publishing  Co.,   Pierce   Bldg.,  Copley 

Square,  Boston. 
Armstrong,  A.  C,  &  Son,  51  E.  10th  St.,  N.  Y. 
Arnold  &  Co.,  420  Library  St.,  Philadelphia. 
Arrowsmith,  J.  W.,  Bristol,  England. 
Art  Interchange  Co.,  i=,2  W.  23d  St.,  NewYork. 
Baker  &  Taylor  Co.,  7  E.  16th  St.,  New  York. 
Balmer  &  Weber  Music  House  Co.,  908  Olive 

St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Bardeen,  C.  W.,  406  S.  Franklin  St.,  Syracuse, 

N.  Y. 
Belford,  Clarke  &  Co.     Out  of  business. 
Bell,  A.  Melville,   1525   35th  St.,  Washington, 

D.  C. 
Bell,  George,  &  Sons,  York  St.,  Covent  Garden, 

London. 
Benjamin,  William  E.,  10  W.  22d  St.,  New  York. 
Bentley,   R.,  &  Sons,  New  Burlington  St.,  W., 

London. 
Black,  A.  &  C,  4  Soho  Sq.,  W.,  London. 
Blackwood,  W.,  iY  Sons,   37   Paternoster  Row, 

London. 
Blakiston,  P.,    Son    &    Co.,    1012    Walnut  St., 

Philadelphia. 
Bonner's,  Robert,  Sons,   1S2  William  St.,  New 

York. 
Bowen-Merrill    Co.,    11   W.    Washington    St., 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 
Bradley,  Milton,  Co.,  47  Willow  St.,  Springfield, 

Mass. 
Breeders'  Gazette,  35S  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago. 
Brentano's,    31     Union    Sq.,    New    York;    204 
Wabash    Ave.,    Chicago;    1015    Penn.  Ave., 
Washington,  D.  C. 
Briggs,  William,  33  Richmond  St.,  W.,  Toronto. 
Hrvan,  Clark  W.,  Springfield,  Mass. 
Bunnell,  J.  II.,  &  Co.,    76  Cortlandt  St.,   New 

York. 
Burpee,  W.  Atlee,  &  Co.,  475  N.  5th  St.,  Phila- 
delphia. 
Burt,  A.  L.,  97  Reade  St.,  New  York. 
Butterick  Pub.  Co.,  9  W.  14th  St.,  New  York. 
Cassell   Publishing   Co.,  31    E.    17th  St.,   New 

York. 
Catholic  Publication  Soc.  Co.,  out  of  business  : 
address  W.   I.  Hennessy,  114  5th  Ave.,  New 
York. 
Centurv  Co.,  33  E.  17th  St.,   New  York. 
Chapman    &    Hall,    11    Henrietta    St.,    W.    C, 

London. 
Chatto  &  Windus,  214  Piccadilly.  London. 
Chautauqua  Century  Press,  Meadville,  Pa. 
Clarendon  Press,  Oxford,  England. 
Coates,    Hy.    T.,   &   Co.,    1326   Chestnut    St., 

Philadelphia. 
Coin  Publishing  Co.,  115  Monroe  St.,  Chicago. 


Comstock  Publishing  Co.,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 
Comstock,  Wm.  T.,  23  Warren  St.,  New  York. 
Congregational    S.    S.    and     Publishing    Soc, 

Congregational  House,  Boston. 
Contemporary  Publishing  Co.,  5  Beekman  St.r 

New  York. 
Copp,  Clark  &  Co.,  9  Front  St.,  West,  Toronto. 

Canada, 
Crowell,  T.  Y.,  &  Co.,  46  E.  14th  St.,  New  York. 
Damrell   &    Upham,    2S3    Washington    Street, 

Boston. 
Dawson  Bro's.  (W.  Foster   Brown,   successor), 

2323  St.  Catherine  St.,  Montreal,  Canada. 
De  Wolfe,  Fiske  <S;   Co.,  365   Washington   St., 

Boston. 
Dick&  Fitzgerald,  iS  Ann  St.,  New  York. 
Dillingham,  C.  T.,  &  Co.,  764  Broadwav,  New 

York. 
Dillingham,  G.  W.,  33  W.  23d  St.,  New  York. 
Ditson,  Oliver,  Co.,  451  Washington  St.,  Boston. 
Dixey,  Wolstan,  73  Henry  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  V. 
Dodd,  Mead  &  Co.,  151  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York. 
Donohue,    Henneberry    .Y    Co.,   407   Dearborn 

St.,  Chicago. 
Dutton,  E.  P.,  &  Co.,  31   West  23d    St.,    New 

York. 
Estes  &  Lauriat,  301  Washington  St.,  Boston. 
Farm  Journal,  Wilmer  Atkinson  Co.,  1024  Race 

St.,  Philadelphia. 
Flood  &  Vincent,  Meadville,  Pa. 
Florists'  Exchange,  2  Duane  St.,  New  York. 
Fords,  Howard  (.Y  Hulbert,  47  E.  10th  St.,  New 

York. 
Fowler  &  Wells  Co.,  27  E.  21st  St.,  New  York. 
Funk  &  Wagnalls  Co.,  30  Lafayette  PI.,  New 

York. 
Gebbie    &  Co.,  910  Walnut  St.,    Philadelphia. 
George,  H:,  &  Co.,  now  Sterling  Pub.  Co.,  106 

Fulton  St.,  New  York. 
Ginn  &  Co.,  13  Tremont  PL,  Boston. 
Griggs,  S.  C.,&Co.,  262  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago. 
Hammett,  J.  L.,  352  Washington  St.,  Boston. 
Hard  wick  &  Bogue,  London.     Out  of  business. 
Harison,    Wm.    Beverley,    ^9   5th    Ave.,    New 

York. 
Harper  vS:  Bros.,  Franklin  Sq.,  New  York. 
Hazel,  Watson  ..Y  Yiney,   1   Creed  Lane,  E.  C, 

London. 
Heath,  D.  C,  &  Co.,  no  Boylston  St.,  Boston. 
History  Co.,  721  Market  St.,  San  Francisco. 
Holt,  Henry,  ,Y  Co.,  29  W.  23d  St.,  New  York. 
Home  Publishing  Co.,  3  E.  14th  St.,  New  York. 
Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co. ,4  Park  St.,  Boston,  and 

11  E.  17th  St.,  New  York. 
Hovendon  Co.,  318  6th  Ave.,  New  York. 
Humboldt  Publishing  Co.,  64  5th   Ave.,  New 

York. 
Hunt  .$:  Eaton,  150  5th  Ave,  New  York. 
Hunter,   Rose  &   Co.,   25  Wellington  St.,  W., 

Toronto,  Canada. 
Hurst  &  Co.,  [35  Grand  St.,  New  York. 
Hutchinson,    0\,   25   E.    14th    St.,   New    York. 

Out  of  business. 
Innes,  A.  D.,  &  Co.,  Bedford  St.,  W.  C,   Lon- 
don. 
International    News    Co.,   83    Duane  St.,   New 

York. 
Ivers,  M.  J.,  &  Co.,  379  Pearl  St.,  New  York, 
lames,  Davis  L.,  131  W.  7th  St.,  Cincinnati. 
Johns  Hopkins  Press,  Baltimore,  Md. 


List  of  Publishers. 


M7 


[ohnston,    \V.    ).,   Co.,   2^,    Broadway,   New 

V..rk. 
Journal  of  Education,  New  England  Pub'g  Co., 

3  Somerset  St. ,  Boston. 
Tudd,  Orange,  Co.,  52  Lafayette  PI.,  New  York. 
Kellogg,  E.  L..&  Co., 6i  l".  9th  St. ,  New  York. 
Keppler  &   Schwarzman,  39  E.   Houston   St., 

New  York. 
Kindergarten  College,  10  Van   Huren  St.,  Chi- 

Leach,  Shewell  &  Sanborn,  202  Devonshire 
St..  Boston. 

Lee  &  Shepard-,  i"  Milk  St.,  Boston, 

Leuckart,  F.  E.  C,  Johannisgasse,  4,  Leipsic, 
Germany. 

Lippincott,  J.  B.,  Co.,  715  Market  St.,  Philadel- 
phia. 

Little,  Brown  &  Co.,  254  Washington  St.,  Bos- 
ton. 

Lockwood,  Crosby,  &  Son,  7  Stationers'  Hall 
Court,  E.  C,  London. 

Longmans,  Green  eC  Co.,  15  E.  16th  St.,  N.  Y. 

Lothrop  Publishing  Co.,  92  Pearl  St.,  Boston. 

Lovell,  A.,  &  Co.,  3  E.  14th  St.,  New  York. 

Lovell,  Coryell  &  Co.,  31S  6th  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Low,  Sampson,  Marston  &  Co.,  Fetter  Lane, 
E.  C,  London. 

McClurg,  A.  C,  &  Co.,  117  Wabash  Ave.,  Chi- 
cago. 

McKay,  David,  23  S.  9th  St.,  Philadelphia. 

McLoughlin  Bros.,  874  Broadway,  New  York. 

Macmillan  «S:  Co.,  66  5th  Ave.,  New  York. 

Macmullen  &  Co.,  Brockville,  Ont.,  Canada. 

Maule,  W.  IL,  1711  Filbert  St.,  Philadelphia. 

Maynard,  Merrill  &  Co.,  47  E.  10th  St.,  N.  Y. 

Merriam,  G.  &  C,  Co.,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Merrill  &  Baker,  74  5th  Ave.,  New  York. 

Millet,  J.  B.,  Co.,  6  Hancock  Ave.,  Boston. 

Morrill,  Higgins  &  Co.     Out  of  business. 

Moulton,  C.  W.,  20  Main  St.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Munro,  George,  27  \randewater  St.,  N.  Y. 

Munro,  Norman  L.,  24  Vandewater  St.,  New 
York. 

Murray,  John,  50A  Albemarle  St.,  W.,  London. 

Newman,  T.  G.,  147  S.  Western  Ave.,  Chicago. 

Nichols,  C.  A.,  Co.,  202  Main  St.,  Springfield, 
Mass. 

Novello,  Ewer  &  Co.,  21  E.  17th  St.,  New  York. 

Nutt,  David,  270  Strand,  W.  C,  London. 

Ogilvie,  J.  S.,  &  Co.,  57  Rose  St.,  New  York. 

Open  Court  Pub.  Co.,  324  Dearborn  St.,  Chi- 
cago. 

O'Shea,  Patrick,  19  Barclay  St.,  New  York. 

Perm  Publishing  Co.,  1020  Arch  St.,  Philadel- 
phia. 

Pitman,  Isaac,  &  Sons,  33  Union  Sq.,  West, 
New  York. 

Poet-Lore  Co.,  196  Summer  St.,  Boston. 

Porter  &  Coates,  now  Henry  T.  Coates  &  Co., 
1326  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 

Pott,  James  cSc  Co.,  114  5th  Ave.,  New  York. 

Pratt  Institute  Library,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Presser,  Theodore,  1708  Chestnut  St.,  Phila- 
delphia. 

Public  School  Publishing  Co.,  Bloomington,  111. 

Publishers'  Weekly,  59  Duane  St.,  New  York. 

Puritan  Publishing  Co.,  36  Bromfield  St., 
Boston. 


Putnam's,  <;.   P.,  Sons,   27   \V.   23d   St.,  New 

York  ;  27  King  William  St.,  Strand,  London. 
Rand,  McNally  &  Co.,  166  Adams  St.,  Chicago. 
Rawson,  \V.  W.,  34  S.  Markel  St.,  Boston. 
Reeve,  L.,  &Co.,  Henrietta  St.,  W.  C,  London. 
Religious  Tract  Society,  56   Paternoster  Row, 

London. 
Renouf,  E.  M.,  223S  St. Catherine  St.,  Montreal, 

Canada. 
Re  veil,    Fleming   IL,  Co.,   112  5th  Ave.,   New 

York. 
Roberts  Bros.,  3  Somerset  St.,  Boston. 
Root,  A.  I.,  Medina,  Ohio. 
Routledge,  George,  &  Sons,  29  W.  23d  St.,  New 

York. 
Rowsell   &    Hutchinson,    76   King  St.,  E.,  To- 
ronto, Canada. 
Rural  New  Yorker,  409  Pearl  St.,  New  York. 
Russell,  H.  L.,  Madison,  Wis. 
Saunders,  Walter  B.,  913  Walnut  St.,  Philadel- 
phia. 
Schermerhorn,  J.  W.,  &Co.,  3  E.  14th  St.,N.  Y. 
Schirmer,   now    Kenkel,  F.    P.,   35    Union  Sq., 

New  York. 
Schulte,  F.  J.,  &  Co.,  334  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago. 
Scott,  Walter,  Warwick  Lane,  E.  C,  London. 
Scovill  &   Adams  Co.,   423  Broome   St.,    New 

York. 
Scribner's,  Charles,  Sons,  1^7  Fifth  Ave.,  New 

York. 
Silver,    Burdett    &     Co.,     no    Boylston     St., 

Boston. 
Simpkin,    Marshall    &    Co.,    Stationers'     Hall 

Court,  E.  C,  London. 
Smith,  Elder  &  Co.,  Waterloo  Place,  London. 
Smithsonian  Institution,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Sonnenschein,  Swan  &  Co.,  6  White  Hart  St., 

E.  C,  London. 
Standard  Book  Co.     Out  of  business. 
Steiger,  E.,  &  Co.,  25  Park  PL,  New  York. 
Stone  &  Kimball,  334  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago. 
Tait,  J.  S.,  &  Sons,  65  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York. 
Taylor,  J.  A.,  &  Co.     Out  of  business. 
Teachers'  College,  W.   120th  St.,  Morningside 

Heights,  New  York. 
Thompson,    Brown    &    Co.,   23^  Hawley   St., 

Boston. 
Tretbar,  C:  F.,  109  E.  14th  St.,  New  York. 
United  States  Book  Co.,  31S  6th  Ave.,  N.  Y. 
Unwin  T.  Fisher,  Paternoster  Buildings,  E.  C, 

London. 
Ward  &  Drummond,  164  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York. 
Ward,   Lock  &   Bowden,    15   E.   12th  St.,  New 

York. 
Warne,  Frederick,  &  Co.,  3  Cooper  Union,  4th 

Ave.,  New  York. 
Westermann,  B.,  &  Co.,  S12  Broadway,  N.  Y. 
Whidden,  Bradlee,  iS  Arch  St.,  Boston. 
Wiley,  John,  &  Son,  53  E.  10th  St..  New  York. 
Williams  &  Norgate,  14  Henrietta  St.,  W.  C, 

London. 
Woman's    Temperance    Publishing   Ass'n,    161 

La  Salle  St.,  Chicago. 
Writer    Publishing    Co.,    2S2   Washington  St., 

Boston. 
Writers'  Publishing  Co.;  out  of  business:  ad- 
dress  H.    D.  Newson,   331    Pearl   St.,    New 

York. 


INDEX. 


Abandoned  claim,  Loughead.as. 

Abbott,  L.    See  Woman's  book,  123. 

,  M    H  .  .-,,. 
Abney,  W   de  w.,  124. 
About  money,  Criuk.  cat. 
Absentee,  Edgewortn,  12. 
Academic  dictionary,  136. 
■\      implished  gentleman,  Sturgis,  35. 
A  eland  and  Rails.  >me,  52. 
Acting       See    Hubert,    123.     See  also 

Amateur  theatricals,  1  54. 
Adam  Bedc.  Eliot,  13. 
Adam,  G.  Mercer, annotator,  60. 
Adams,  C.   K.,  1  \J 
Adams,  B,  I.    S.    See  Steele,   F.  M., 

.in./ Adams,  E.  L.  S.,132. 
Adams,  H.  B.,  54. 
Adams,  1:  and  A.,  41. 
Adams'  manual  of  hist,  literature,  54. 
Adams,  O.  F.,  135. 
Adams,  W.  D  ,  74,  136. 
Adams,  \V.  I.  L.,  124. 
Addison.  D.  D  .  4-. 
Addison.  J.,  61;  life  of,  Johnson,  43- 

44- 

Ade'ine.  J.,  84,  135. 

Adirondack  stories,  Demtng,  10. 

Adlrr,  F.,  118. 

Adventures  of  Caleb  Williams,  15. 

Adventures  of  Captain  Horn,  Stock- 
ton, 34. 

Adventures  of  Philip.  Thackerav,  36. 

Adventures  of  Sherlock  Holmes, 
Doyle,  12. 

-Fn  id.     See  Morris,  71. 

Africa,  Baedeker,  55;  Martin,  57; 
Stanley,  58  ;  Vincent.  so. 

Afte-  twenty  years,  Sturgis.  35. 

Afterwhiles*  Riley,  73. 

Agassis  Association,  m. 

Agassiz,  E.  C    and  A.,  108. 

Agassiz,  L.,  108 

Agatha  Page,  Henderson,  20. 

Agatha's  husband,  Craik,  9 

Agincourt,  James,  22, 

Agnes,  O'iphant,  28. 

Agriculture,   Waring,   126.     Set   also 

Farm  and  farming,  126. 
Aguilar,  G..  t 

Airy,  fairy  Lilian,  Hungerford,  2t. 
Aladdin  oven.     See  Atkinson,  130. 
Alaska,  Scidmore,  58. 
Alcott,    L.    M..    works,   1-2;  life  of, 

Cheney,  42. 
Aldricb,  T   B  ,  tales,  2  :  p->ems,  6t. 
Alec  Forbes,  Mae  Donald,  26. 
Alexander,    M-s.  (f><eud.).    See  Hec- 
tor, Mrs.  A.  P.,  ,g. 
Alexander's  feast,  Dryden,  f$ 
Alga?,   British    fresh    water,    Cooke, 

10-,. 
Algebra,  Smith  and  Stringham,  99; 

Wentworth,  97 
Alice  Lorraine,  Blacktnore,  -. 
Alice's    adventures    in  Wonderland, 

Dodirson,  it. 
Allan  Quatermain,  Haggard,  16. 
Allan's  wife.  Haggard,  «6. 
Allen.  C.  B.  and  A.,  119. 

J.  L..  2. 
Allen,  W    F  ,  52,  54.     Ste  a'so  Myers, 

P.  V.  X  .and  Allen,  W.  F.,  52. 
Allibone.  S   A.,  1 1;. 
All  -.   rts  and  conditions  of  men,  Be- 

sant,  4. 
Allusions,  familiar,  Wheeler,  135. 
\        .  Terhune,  3;. 
Altiora  Peto,  Oliph   nt,  a8. 
Alton  Locke,  Kingsley.  23. 
Amateur  the  uric  ais    Weldon,  134. 
Amazon  River   Bates,  ss,  108. 
Ambitious  woman,  Fawcett,  14. 
Ambr   -.  \    U*  ,  91. 
Amelia,  Fielding,  14. 


America,  discovery  of,  Fiske,  47; 
history  of,  Winsor,  49,50  ;  Macken- 
zie, 50;  Bancroft,  49;  labor  move- 
ment in,  Ely,  4;;  social  life  in, 
Trollope,  59. 

American  Association  for  the  Ad- 
vancement "|S   if"   e,  98. 

American  Chemical  Society,  lot. 

American  commonwealth,  Bryce,  47. 

American  common  wealth  series,  49, 
115. 

American  cyclopaedia,  T35. 

American  Economic  Asso.iation,  116. 

American  Folk- Lore  Society,  79. 

American  girl  in  London,  Cotes,  9. 

American    girls'   handy  book,  Beard. 

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American  Historical  Association,  49. 
American  Historical  Register,  49. 
American  men  of  letters  series,  46,  49. 
American  notes.  Dickens,  11. 
American  religious  leaders  series,  46. 
American     revolution,     Fiske,      48 ; 

Sloane,  49. 
American  Social  Science  Association, 

116. 
American    Society  for  the  Extension 

of  University  Teaching,  96. 
American  statesmen  series,  46,  49. 
Americans,     domestic     manners    of, 

Trollope,  59. 
Amicis,  D',  E.,  55. 
Am  ->ng  the  law-makers,  Bailey,  its. 
Amusements  and  sports  (department), 

.  133-135- 

Ancient  mariner,  Coleridge,  64. 

Anderson,  H.  C,  41. 

Anecdotes,  century  of,  Timbs,  135. 

Anglomaniacs,  Harrison,  18. 

Angola,  folk-tales  of,  Chatelain,  79. 

Animals,  domest'c.     See  Miller,  109. 

Annalsof  a  quiet  neighborhood,  Mac- 
Donald,  26 

Anne,  Woolson,  40. 

Anstev,  F.  (/send.).  See  Guthrie,  T. 
A.,  16. 

Anthologies,  60. 

Anthropology,  in. 

Antiquary,  Scott,  32. 

Antiquities,  of  Great  Britain.  Brand, 
78  :  Greek,  Collignon,  81  :  English, 
Jewitt,  82:  Oriental.  Babelon,  81  ; 
Roman,  Ramsay  and  Lanciani,  &\  ; 
atlas  of,  Schreiber,  135;  diet,  of, 
Seyffert,  135. 

Antonyms,  Fallows,  137. 

Ants      Set  Insects 

Apes,  Hartmann,  109. 

Apperception.  Lange,  9^. 

Appledore  farm.  Macquoid,  26. 

Appleton's  annual  cyclopaedia,  13*. 

Appleton's  encyclopaedia  of  Am.  bi- 
ographv,  41,  49 

Appleton's  guide-books,  55. 

Appreciations,  Pater,  71. 

April  hopes,  Howells,  at. 

Apthorp,  W.  F  .  9>. 

Arblay,  A/me.  F.  B.  de,  2. 

Archaeology,  Emerson,  81 ;  Murray, 
82:  Oriental.  Babelon.  Si:  Oeek. 
Collignon,  8-  :  sketch  of,  Conway, 
8t  :  Roman,  Helbig  and  Lan<  i  mi, 
82;  Middleton,  83  ;  Egyptian,  M  is- 
pero,  81:  Petrie.  81;  Greek.  Mur- 
ray, 83;  Fitzwi'liim.  museum  of, 
Waldstein,  87  ;  diet,  of,  Mackenzie. 
135. 

Archerv.  Ford    134;  Thompson.  134, 

Archibald  Malmaison,  Hawthorne, 
1  (. 

Archie  Lovell.  Edwardes,  J2 

Architei  ts.  lives  of,  Vasari,  8}. 

Architecture  'depirtmer 11  i?q. 

See    ahn    Hubert,    123;    Woman's 
book,  123. 


Arctic  regions.  Grcely,   ^6;  Xansen, 
58;  Nordenskiold,  58;  Peary,  58. 
_  entina.  Child,  56. 
Arglcs,  .l/.j    M.H.    .S>/  Hun-crford, 

Mrs.  M.  H  ,31. 
Ariadne  Florentina,  Ruskin,  83. 
Aristocracy,  2. 
Arkman,  C.  M.,  126. 
Armadale,  Collins,  8. 
Armazindy,  Riley,  173. 
Armorel  of  Lyonesse,  Besant,  4. 
Armourer's  prentices,  Vonge,  40. 
Army  tales,  Stannard,  33. 
Arnold,   M  ,  61. 

Around  the  world  in  the  yacht  Sun- 
beam. Brassey,  5^-56. 
Art,  81-37,  Reber,  89;  industries,  90: 
historical  sketches  of,  90;  hand- 
book of,  90;  Clement,  13s:  diet, 
of.  Adeline,  135.  See  also  Decorative 
arts 
Art  out  of  doors,    Van    Rensselaer, 

128. 
Art  study.     See  Hubert,  123. 
Arthur  Mervyn.  Brown,  6. 
Artist,  education   of  the,   Chesneau, 

8t. 
Artists  of  th-  19th  century,  Clement 
<z«^Hutton,  84;  diet,  of,  Redgrave, 
87. 
Arts  and  crafts  essays,  Morris,  90. 
Arundel  motto,  Hay,  19. 
As  a  matter  of  course.  Call,  119. 
As  it  was  written,  Harland,  17. 
Ascent  of  man,  Drummond,  109. 
Asia,  Baedeker.  <;<;. 
Asphodel,  Maxwell,  26. 
Astoria,  Irving,  48. 
Astronomy,  99. 
At  her  mercy,  Payn,  29. 
At  odds,  Tautphceu- 
At  the  red  glove,  Macquoid,  26. 
Atherton,  Mrs.  G.  F.,  2. 
Athletics.     See  Camp,  134. 
Atkinson,  E.,  113,  130. 
Atlases,  13s :  Lippincott's  gazetteer. 
Attache,  Haliburton.  17. 

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Auld  licht  idylls,  Barrie,  4. 
Aunt  Diana,  Carey,  8. 
Aurelian.  Ware,  38. 
Aurora  Floyd,  Maxwell,  26. 
Austen,  J.,  novels, 2-3;  lifeof,  Smith, 

45 
Austin  Elliot,  Kingsley,  23. 
Austin.  Mrs   J    G.,  3. 
Australian  ballads  and  rhymes,  Sla- 

den,  60. 
Authors,    sketches    of,  Brandes,  41  j 
Cone  and  Gilder,   42;    Fields,  43: 
diet,   of,   Allibone,   135;   handbook 
of,  Adams,  1  -; 
Authorship.  Dixey,  125. 
Autobiography  of  a  slander,  Lyail,  2;. 
Autobiography  of  Mark  Rutherford, 

White,  38. 
Average  man.  Grant.  16. 
Average  woman,  Balestier,  3. 
Averv    Architectural    Librarv,    cata- 
logue of  88 
A/tee  treasure  house,  Janvier,  22. 

Babelon.  E  ,  8t. 
Babylonia,  Sayce,  83. 
Baby's  grandmother,  Walford,  37. 
Bach.  J.  S  ,  Spitta,  93. 
B       'ii.  A.  M  ,  55. 

Bacon,  F.,  61.     See  also  Philosophical 
117 
ria,  De  Bary,  to6 ;  I'rudden,  120; 
Russell.  127      See  a  /so  Microbes, 
••ker's  guide-books,  55. 
Bailey,  E  .  115. 
Bailey,  L   H  .annotator,  126. 
Bailey.  W.  W  .  105. 


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Balcony  stories.  King,  23. 

Balestier,  C.  W.,  3. 

Balfour,  H.,  90. 

Ball,  J.  D.,  55. 

Ballads    and    barrack-room    ballads, 

Kipling,  69. 
Ballard,  H.  H  ,  108. 
Bam  ford,  M.  A.,  108. 
Bancroft,  G.,  49. 
Bancroft,  H.  H.,  49. 
Baii^s,  J.  K.,  3. 
B. mister,  H.  C.i  91. 
Banking,  1 14. 

Barchester  towers,  Trollope,  37. 

Baring-Gould,  S.,  history,  53;  myth- 


ology, 78. 
tar  low,  J.,  3. 


Barlow,  J.,  3. 

Barnaby  Rudge,  Dickens.'n, 

Barnard,  C,  99. 

Barnard,  H.,  94. 

Barney,  S.     See  Meyer,  133. 

Baroness,  Peard,  29. 

Barr.  Mrs.  A.  E.,  3. 

Barrtick-room  ballads,  Kipling,  69. 

Barras,  Comte  de.    See  Napoleon,  45, 

Barrett,  W.  A.     See  Stainer,  Sir  J., 

and  Barrett,  W.  A.,  93. 
Barrie,  J.  M.,  3-4. 
Barriers  burned  away,  Roe,  31. 
Barry,  P.,  126. 
Bar  sinister,  Walworth,  37. 
Bartlett,  G.  B.,  133. 
Bartlett,  J.,  74,  137. 
Barton,  C.     See  Myer,  123. 
Baseball.     See  Camp,  134. 
Bates,  H.  W.,  55,  108. 
Baylor,  F.  C,  4. 
Bayly,  A.  E.     See  Lyall,  E.,  (f>seud.), 

2S- 

Beaconsfield,   B.    D.,   Marl  of.     See 
Disraeli,  B.,  4. 

Beard,  L.  and  A.  B.,  133. 

Beard,  W.  H.,84. 

Beauchamp's  career,  Meredith,  27. 

Beauty,  personal.     See  Dress,  132. 

Beauty's  daughters,  Hungerford,  21. 

B<*bee,  De  la  Rame,  10. 

Beckford,  W.,  4. 

Bee-keeping,  Cook,  127. 

Bee-man  of  Orn,  Stockton,  34. 

Bees,  Lubbock,  109. 

Beethoven,  L.  v.,  Marx,  92 ;  Nohl,  92  ; 
Thayer,  93. 

Before  the   Gringo  came,   Atharton, 
2. 

Beggar  on  horseback,  Payn,  29. 

Beggars  all,  Dougall,  11. 

Begum's  daughter.  Bynner,  7. 

Belinda,  Edgeworth,  12. 

Bell,  A.  M.,97. 

Bell,  Currer  (  pseud.).   See  Bronte,  C. 

Bell.  Ellis  (pseud.).     See  Bronte,  E. 

Bellamy,  E..  4,  114. 

Bellamy,  W.,  133, 

Belles-lettres.    See    Literature     (de 
partment),  60-80. 

Benedict,  Sir  J.,  91. 

Benefits  forgot,  Balestier,  3. 

Ben-Hur,  Wallace,  37. 

Benjamin   S.  G.  W.,  55. 

Benson,  W.  A.  S  ,  90. 

Bent,  S.  A.,  136. 

Berdoe,  E.,  62 

Bcrkelt  jr.     See  Philosophical  classics, 
117. 

Berkeleys  and  their  neighbors,  Sea- 
well,  32. 

Berlioz,  H.,  Apthorp,  91. 

Berris,  Macouoid,  26. 

Besant,  Sir  W.,  4. 

Beside  the  bonnie  brier  bush,  Wat- 
son, 38. 

Bessey,  C.  E.,  105. 

Be'.ts,  L.  W.,  130.    See  also  Woman's 
1 k,  123. 

Betty  Alden,  Austin,  3. 

Between  whiles,  Jackson,  21. 

Beulah,  Wilson,  39. 

Beyond  recall,  Sergeant,  32. 

Beyond  the  dreams  of   avarice,   Be- 
sant, 4. 

Beyond  the  gates,  Ward,  37. 
Bible,  Cook,6t  ;  concordances  to,  135. 
Bible  in  Spain,  Borrow,  55. 
Bicycling.     See  Cycling,  134. 
Bigelow,  J.,  63. 
Biggie,  J.,  126. 
Billiards,  Gamier,  134. 
Biography  (department),  41-46. 


Birds,  Burroughs,  108 ;  Chapman, 
108  ;  Coues,  io3  ;  Grant,  109  ;  Key- 
Osgood,  no;  Thompson,  no;  Ter- 
ser, 109;  Merriam,  109  ;  Miller,  109; 
rey,  110;   Willcox.no. 

Birds'  Christmas  Carol,  Wiggin,  39. 

Birrell,  A.,  41. 

Bishop,  W:  H  :,  4-5. 

Bisland,  E.,  55.  See  also  Woman's 
book,  123. 

Bissell,  M  T.,  T19. 

Bits  of  talk  about  home  matters, 
Jackson.  122. 

Bittenbender,  A    M.    See  Meyer,  123. 

Black,  W.,  novels,  5;  life  of  Gold- 
smith, 66. 

Black  sheep,  Yates,  40. 

Blackmore,  R.  D.,  5. 

Blaikie,  W.,  119. 

Blanche,  Lady  Falaise,   Shorthouse, 

33- 

Bleak  house,  Dickens,  11. 

Blind,  M.,  41. 

Blow,  S.  E.,  94. 

Blue  fairy  book,  Lang,  24. 

Blue  pavilions,  Couch,  9. 

Blumner,  H.,  52. 

Boldrewood.  Rolf  (pseud.).  See 
Browne,  T.  A.,  6. 

Bolton,  H.  C,  annotator,  101. 

Bolton,  S.  K.,  41. 

Bonar,  J.,  114. 

Bonny  Kate.  Tiernan,  36. 

Bookbinding,  Zaehnsdorf,  124. 

Book-keeping,  Meservey,  99;  Pack- 
ard and  Bryant,  99. 

Bookselling,  Growoll,  125. 

Booth,  C,  114. 

Booties'  baby,  Stannard,  33. 

Boots  and  saddles,  Custer,  56. 

Borrow,  G.,  55. 

Bostonians,  James,  22. 

Bostwick,  A.  E.  See  Champlin,  J.  D., 
and  Bostwick,  A.  E.,  133. 

Bostwick,  L.  W  ,  130. 

Boswell,  J.,  41. 

Botany  (department),  105-108. 

Bourinot,  J.  G.,  49-50,  115. 

Bourrienne,  L.  A.  F.  de.  See  Napo- 
leon, 45. 

Bowen,  E.  A.,  99. 

Bowker,  R.  R.,  113. 

Bowles,  A.  C.     See  Meyer,  123. 

Bow  of  orange  ribbon,  Barr,  3. 

Boyesen,  H.   H.,   novels,  5;    history, 

54- 

Boys  or  '76,  Coffin,  49. 

Bracebridge  Hall,  Irving,  21. 

Brackett,  C.  F..  99. 

Bradbury.  W.  F.,  98. 

Braddon,  M.  E.  See  Maxwell,  Mrs. 
M.  E.,  26. 

Brand,  J..  78. 

Brandcs,  G.,  41,  55. 

Brandram,  S.,  75. 

Brassey,  A.  A.,  s5- 

Brave  lady,  Craik,  9. 

Bravo,  Cooper,  9. 

Brazil,  Bates,  55. 

Bread-winners  (The),  5. 

Breakfast-table  series,  Holmes,  67. 

Brewer.  E    C .,  54,  137. 

Bricks  without  straw,  Tourgee,  36. 

Bride  < >f  Lammermoor,  Scott,  32 

Bridgman,  Laura  D.,  life  of,  Lam- 
son,  44. 

Brinton,  D.  G.,  78. 

Bronte,  C,  novels,  5-6;  life  of,  Bir- 
rell, 41. 

Bronte,  E.,  6. 

Brooke,  S.  A.,  60,  77. 

Brooks,  A.,  annotator,  94. 

Brooks,  E.  S.,  41-42. 

Brother  to  dragons,  Chanter,  8. 

Bi  ■  >ugh,  W.,  114. 

Broughton,  R  ,  6. 

Brown.     See  Emerson  and  Brown,  94. 

Brown,  C.  B.,  6. 

Browne,  T.  A.,  6. 

Browne,  W.  H.  See  Johnson,  R.  M., 
and  Browne,  W.  H.,  44. 

Brownell,  W.  C.,81. 

Browning,  E.  B.,  62;  essay  on,  Sted- 
man,  75. 

Browning,  O.,  96. 

Browning,  R.,62;  works  on,  Defries, 
62;  Kingsland,  62:  Corson,  62; 
Orr,  62  ;  Cooke,  62  ;  Berdoe,  62. 

Brueton's  Bayou,  Habberton,  16. 


Brunner,  A.  W  ,  129. 

Bryan,  M..  84. 

Bryant  anrfStratton's  book-keeping, 

Packard  and  Bryant,  99. 
Bryant,    H.  B.     See   Packard,  H.  S., 

and  Bryant,  H.  B.,  09. 
Bryant,   W.  C,  62  ;  life  of,  Bigelow, 

°3- 
Bryce,  J.,  47,  53,  n5. 
Buchanan,  R.  W.,  6. 
Buckingham,  C.  L.,99. 
Buckland,  A  ,  94. 
Kuckley,  A.  B.,  101,  108. 
Building.     See  Architecture. 
Building  and  loan  associations.  Dex- 
ter, 113.      See  also  Stoddard,   123; 

Sturgis  129. 
Building  of  a  brain,  Clarke,  119. 
Building  the  nation.  Coffin,  49. 
Bulwer-Lytton,  E.  G.  E.  L.,  6. 
Bundle     of    letters     to    busy    girls, 

Dodge,  i2i. 
Bundle  of  life,  Craigie,  9. 
Bunner,  H.  C,  6. 
Bunyan,  J.,  7. 

Burgess,  E.  S.,  annotator,  105. 
Burgess,  J.  W.,  49. 
Burke,  E.,  lifcol,  Morley,  71. 
Burnett,  Mrs.  F.  H  ,  7. 
Burney,    F.     See    Arblay,    Mme.   F. 

B.d',  2. 
Burnham,  Mrs.  C.  L.,  7. 
Burns,  R.,  63;  life  of,  Shairp,  63. 
Burpee,  W.  A  ,  126. 
Burroughs,  J.,  108. 
Burton,  J.  H  ,  51. 
Business,    women  in,  Stoddard,  123 ; 

White,  123.  See  also  Woman's  book, 

123. 
But  a  Philistine,  Townsend,  36. 
But  yet  a  woman,  Hardy,  17. 
Butler.     See    Philosophical    classics, 

117. 
Butler.  E.  A.,  130. 
Button's  inn,  Tourgee,  36. 
Buxton,  H.  J.  W.,  86. 
Bynner,  E.  L.,  7. 
Byron.  G.  G.N.,  63;  life  of,  Nichol. 

63  ;  Moore,  71. 
By  the  Tiber,  Tincker,  36. 
Byways  and   bird  notes,  Thompson, 


Cable,  G.  W.,  7. 

Cabot,  J.  E.,  42,  66. 

Caesar,  Froude,  43,  52. 

Caine,  T.  H.  H.,  7. 

Calder,  F.  L  ,  132. 

Call.  A.  P.,  119. 

Called  back,  Fargus,  13. 

Calmire,  7. 

Cambridge,  A.,  8. 

Camp,  W.,  134. 

Campbell,  D.,  48. 

Canada,  49-50;  Baedeker,  55  ;  Apple- 
ton,  55;  Parkin,  58;  Warner,  59; 
Bourinot,  115. 

Canadian  poems  and  lays,  Lightall, 
60. 

Candee,  H.  C,  129.  See  Woman's 
book,  123. 

Candle,  history  of  a,  Faraday,  ror. 

Candy-making,  Bostwick,  130;  Nitsch, 
131. 

Canned  foods  and  how  to  use  them, 
130. 

Canning  and  preserving,  Rorer,  131. 

Canoe  and  the  saddle,  Winthrop,  39. 

Cantatas,  Upton,  93. 

Canterbury  tales,  Chaucer,  64. 

Can  you  forgive  her  ?,  Trollope,  37. 

Cape  Cod,  Thoreau,  no. 

Cape  Cod  folks,  Greene,  16. 

Capital  and  labor,  113. 

Captain  Bonneville's  adventures,  Ir- 
ving, 48. 

Carbon,  compounds  of,  Remsen,  101. 

Card  games.  134. 

Carey,  R.  N.,8. 

Carletons,  Grant,  16. 

Carlotta's  intended,  Stuart,  34. 

Carlyle.T.,  histories,  53  ;  essays,  63; 
1  i  1  e  of,  Garnett,  63  ;  correspondence, 
66. 

Carroll,  Lewis  (pseud.).  See  Dodg- 
son,  C.  L.,  1 1. 

Carving  and  serving,  Lincoln,  131. 

Cary,  E.,  65. 

CasselTs  miniature  cyclopaedia,  136. 





Judex. 


151 


Cassell's  new  biographical  dictionary, 

■I-- 
Casting  awaj  of  Mrs  Leeks  and  Mrs. 

Aleshine,  Stockton,  34. 
Castle  Blair,  Shaw,  33. 
Castle  D.ii> ,  Keai  1  -  -■  1 
Castle  o I  Otranto,  waipole,  37. 
Castle  Rackrent,  Bdgeworth,  12. 
Cathedral «.  >u  1 1 ^ti  1 1  <.  wiggin,  39. 
Catherine  Fui  ee,  white. 
Catherwood,  Mr*.  M.  H.,  8. 

,  Addison,  61. 
Caxtons,  Bulwer-Lytton,  6. 
Cecil  Dreeme,  Winthrop,  39. 
Cecilia,  At  blay,  2. 
Celestial  passion.  Gilder,  66. 
Century  cyclopaedia  of  names,  136. 
Century  dictionary,  Si , 
Century  of  roundels,  Swinburne,  76. 
Chad  wick,  J.  W  ,  65. 
Chafing-dish  supper,  Herrick,  130. 
Chamberlain,  B.  II.,  56. 
Chambers,  R.,  136. 
Chambers  encj  1  lopsedia,  135-136. 
Champltn,  J    D.,  13 ;.  1 16. 
Chance  acquaintance,  Howells,  20. 
Chanler,  Mrt.  a.  R  ,8. 
Channing,  E.    See  Higginson,  T.  W., 

and Channing,  E.,  51. 
Channings,  Wood,  40. 
Chapman,  A.  W.,  105. 
Chapman,  F.  M.,  108. 
Character. Jackson,  118;  Willard,  121. 

See  also  Ethics,  118. 
Charades,  Bellamy,  133;   Frost,  134; 

Nugent,  134. 
Chanties.  115.     See  also  Meyer,  123. 
Charles,  Mrs   E.  R.,8. 
Charles  O'Malley,  Lever,  25. 
Chatelain,  H..  79. 
Chaucer,  G.,  63-64 ;  life  of.  Ward,  64  ; 

works  on,  Lounsbury,  64  ;  Haweis, 

64  ;  Ward,  64. 
Chautauqua    Literary  and  Scientific 

Circle,  14s. 
Checkers,  Dunne,  134. 
Checkley,  E  .  119. 
Chemistry  (department),  101. 
Cheney,  E.  D.,  42.     See  also  Meyer, 

123. 
Chesneau,  E.,  81,  84. 
Chester,  E.,  121. 
Child,  T.,  56,  84. 
Childe  Harold's  pilgrimage,  Byron, 

63. 
Children,  Harrison,  94;  Marenholtz- 

Bulow,  94;     Preyer,    112;    Tracy, 

112;  Adler,  118;  Herrick,  120;  Ja- 

cobi,   120;    Starr,   120:   Uffelmann, 

120.     See  also  Woman's  book,  123; 

Goodholme,  130. 
Children  of  destiny,  Seawell,  32. 
Children  of  Gibeon,  Besant,  4. 
Children  of  the  abbey,  Roche,  31. 
Children    of    the    ghetto,    Zangwill, 

40. 
Child's  history  of  England,  Dickens, 

Chili,  Child,  s6. 

China,  Ball,  55  ;  Smith,  58. 

Chita,  Hearn.  18. 

Chopin,  F.,  Niecks,  92. 

Choy  Susan,  Bishop,  5. 

Chnstabcl,  Coleridge,  64. 

Christie  Johnstone,  Reade,  30. 

Christie's  Faith,  Robinson,  31. 

Christine,  Sergeant,  32. 

Christmas  hirelings,  Maxwell,  26. 

Christmas  wreck,  Stockton,  34, 

Chronicles  of  Carlingford,  Oliphant, 
98. 

Chronicles     of    Mr.    Bill     Williams, 
Johnston,  23. 

Chronicles  of    the    Schonberg-Cotta 
family,  Charles,  8. 

Church,  Mrs.  R.     See  Lean,  Mrs.   V . 
M 

rette-maker'a    romance,    Craw- 
ford, 9. 

Ciphers,  Kirk,  24. 

Circuit  rider,  Eggleston,  12. 

Citoyenne  Jacqueline,  Keddie,  23. 

Clanssa  Harlowe,  Richardson,  30. 

Clarke,  C,  74,  137. 

Clark.  .  E.  II.,  119. 

Clarke,  J.  F.,  99. 

Clarke.  M.  C,  74,  7s,  137. 

Claudia  Hyde,  Baylor,  4. 

Clay,  H.,  Schurz,  45. 


Cleaning,     chemistry    of,    Richards, 

101  ;  handboi  k  of,  Hurst,  132. 
( lessens,  S.  L.,  8. 
'  llement,  C.  !•'..,  84,  1 15. 
CIch  kmaker,  l  laliburton,  17. 
'       Id,  E.,  K-.s,  in. 
Cloister  and  the  hearth,  Reade,  30. 

Cloth  of  gold,  Aldiich,  61. 

Clubs  for  girls  and  women.  >.•■:  hints 

on  forming  141-142,  144-145;  out- 
line constitution  for,  143. 

Clyde,  11.,  1  14, 

Coates,  H.  T.,  60. 

Cobbe,  F.  P  .42. 

Cobblcigh,  Tom  {/>seu<l.).  See  Ray- 
mond, W.,  30. 

Cieur  d'Alene,  Foote,  14. 

Coffee  and  repartee,  Bangs,  3. 

Coffin,  C.  C,  42,49. 

Collin,  C.  E.,  133. 

Coffin,  W.  A. ,81,  84. 

Coin's  financial  fool,  White,  114. 

Coin's  financial  school,  Harvey,  114. 

Cole,  A.  S.  See  I.efevre,  E.,  and 
Cole,  A.  S.,  124. 

Coleridge,  ST,  64. 

College  settlements.     See  Jones,  122. 

Collignon,  M.,  81. 

Collingwood,  H.  W.,  127. 

Collins,  H.,  117. 

Collins,  W.  W.,8. 

Colonel  Carter  of  Cartersville,  Smith, 
33- 

Colonel  Cheswick's  campaign,  Shaw, 

33- 
Colonel's  daughter,  King,  23. 
Colonies,    American.    Thwaites,  47; 

and     dependencies.     Cotton     and 

Payne,    50;    EuroDean,  Payne,  50; 

Lucas,  50. 
Color  studies,  Janvier,  22. 
Columbus,  life  of,  Irving,  43  ;  Seelye, 

45 ;  Winsor,  46. 
Colvin,  S.,  68,  69,  81. 
Cometh   up  as  a  flower,  Broughton, 

R.,  6. 
Coming  race,  Bulwer-Lytton,  6. 
Compayre",  G.,  96. 
Composers,  lives  of.  Dole,  42. 
Composition,  Morton,  98;  Newcomer, 

98;  Shaw,  98. 
Comstock,  J.  H.,  and  A.  B.,  108. 
Comte,  Watson,  117. 
Concord   and  Mernmac  rivers,  Tho- 

reau,  no. 
Cone,  H.  G  ,42.     See  also  Meyer,  123. 
Confectionery.     .S>*  candy-making. 
Confessions  of  a  frivolous  girl,  Grant, 

16. 
Confessions  of   an   opium-eater,   De 

Quincey,  65. 
Conjuring,  Hoffmann,  134. 
Conkling,  A.  R.,  116. 
Conspiracy  of  Pontiac,  Parkman,  48. 
Conundrums.     See  Puzzles. 
Conversation,  art  of,  Mahaffy,  121. 
Conway,   Hugh   (pseud.).     See   Far- 

gus,  F.  J.,  13. 
Conway,  W.  A.,  81. 
Cook,  A.  J.,  127. 
Cook,  A.  S.,  61. 
Cooke,  G.  W.,  62. 
Cooke,  J.  P.,  101. 
Cooke,  M.  C,  105. 
Cooke,  R.  T.,  8. 

Cooking,  130-132  ;  chemistry  of,  Rich- 
ards, tot.     See  alto  Goodholme,  130. 
Cooking  garden,  95  ;  Huntington,  95. 
Cooking  schools.     See  Jones,  122. 
Cooper,  J.  F.,  9. 
Co-operative    savings     associations, 

Dexter,  1 1  j. 
Cope,  A  ,  n6. 
Copperhead.  Frederic,  is. 
Cord  and  .  re.  se,  1  >e  Mille,  10. 
Corea,  Griftis,  56. 

Corel  11, Marie.    5>#Mackay,  M.,  26. 
Corroyer,  E.,88. 
Corson,  II.,  62,  74. 
Corson,  J.,  130. 
Costume,    Greek,    90;     Sturgis,    90; 

Evans.  90.     See  also  Dress. 
Cotes,  Mrs.  S.  J.  D.,  novels,  9;  travel, 

56. 
Cotton  and  Payne,  50. 
Couch,  A.  T.  1  ' 
Coues,  E.,  108. 
Coulter,  J.  M.,  105. 
Counsel  of  perfection,  Harrison,  18. 


Countess  Eve,  Short  house,  33. 

1        iins  Radna,  N^rris,  28. 

Count   Frontcnae   and    New    France 

under  Louis  XII  ,  Parkman,  48. 
Country  cousin,  Peard,  29. 
Country  doctor,  Jewett,  22. 
Country    occupations     (department), 

126-128. 
Courting  of   Mary  Smith    Robin, on, 

3'-. 
Cousin  Stella,  Jcnkin,  22. 

Cowper,  W.,64;  life  of ,  Smith,  64. 

Cox,  G.  W.,  78. 

Cox,  H.  See  Webb,  S.,and  Cox,  H., 
114. 

Craddock,  Charles  Egbert  (pseud.). 
See  Murfree,  M    N..  ■;. 

Cradle  and  nursery,  Herrick,  120. 

Craigie,  Mrs. ,  9. 

Craik,  Mrs.  D.  M  ,  9,  121. 

Craik,  H.,  60. 

Crane,  T.  F.,  78. 

Cranford,  Gaskell,  15. 

Crawford,  F.  M.,  9. 

Creighton,  Mrs.  L.,  53. 

Criticisms  on  contemporary  thought, 
Hutton,  67. 

Crocheting,  Butterick  Pub.,  123. 

Crockett.  S.  R.,  10. 

Croly,  Mrs.  J.  C,  123,  124. 

Crops.     See  Farm  and  farming,  126. 

Cross,  J.  W.,  42. 

Cross,  Airs.  M.  E.  See  Eliot,  George, 
12. 

Crown  of  wild  olive,  Ruskin,  73. 

Cruger,  Mrs.  J.  G.  S.,  10. 

Cruise  of  the  Midge,  Scott,  32. 

Crusades,  Michaud,  52. 

Cryptogram,  De  Mille,  10. 

Cuckoo  in  the  nest,  Oliphant,  28. 

Culin,  S.,  annotator,  78. 

Culture  and  anarchy,  Arnold,  61. 

Cummins,  M.  S.,  10. 

Currency,  114. 

Curtis,  G.  W.,  10,  64-65  ;  biographies, 
Cary,  65  ;  Chadwick,  65. 

Cushing,  L.  S.,  116. 

Cushing,  W.,  137. 

Cushman,  C,  Stebbins,  45-46. 

Custer,  Mrs.  E.  B.,  56. 

Customs  and  myths,  Lang,  79. 

Cycling,  134. 

Cyclopaedias,  135-136;  of  temperance, 
115 ;  of  practical  [household]  in- 
formation, Goodholme,  130;  Cen- 
tury, 136 ;  of  Eng.  literature,  Cham- 
bers, 136. 

Da  capo,  Ritchie,  31. 

Dairying,  127. 

Daisy  chain,  Yonge,  40. 

Daisy  Miller,  James,  22. 

Dakota,  life  in,  Custer,  56. 

Dana,  C.  A.,  60. 

Dana,  J.  D.,  103. 

Dana,  R.  H  ,  56. 

Dana,  Mrs.  W.  S.,  105. 

Dancing,  Dick,  134;  Dodworth,  134. 

Danesbury  house,  Wood,  39-40. 

Daniel  Deronda,  Eiiot,  13. 

Dante,  Ward,  46. 

Danube  from  the  Black  Forest  to  the 
Black  Sea,  Millet,  58. 

D'Arblay,  Mme.  F.  B.  See  under 
Arblay,  2. 

Darkness  and  dawn,  Farrar,  13. 

Darnley,  James,  22. 

Darwin,  C,  105,  109;  life  and  letters 
of,  Darwin,  F.,  42;  journal,  56; 
teachings  of,  Romanes,  no,  Wal- 
lace, no,  Schurman,  118. 

Darwin,  K.,  41. 

Daughter  of  Fife,  Barr,  3. 

iter  of  Heth,  Black,  5. 

Daughter  of  the  south,  Harrison,  18. 

Daughter  of  to-day,  Cotes,  9. 

Daughters  Of  the  Revolution, Coffin, 49 
David  Alden's  daughter,  Austin,  3. 
David  Balfour,  Stevenson,  34. 
David  Copperneld,  Dickens,  n. 
David  Grieve,  Ward,  38, 

I  l.lVIs,    I.    P.,    119. 

Davis,  R,  H.,  10. 

1  i.ih  son,  Sir  J.  W.,  103,  105. 

Dawson,  S.  E  ,  77. 

Day  at  Laguerre  s,  Smith,  33. 

I i.ivs  of  yore,  Keddie,  23. 

Deacon's  week,  Cooke,  8. 

Dead  secret,  Collins,  8. 


Inde: 


Dearly  bought,  Burnham,  7. 

De  Bary,  A  ,  106. 

Debenham's  vow,  Edwards,  12. 

De  Candolle,  A.,  106. 

Decorative  arts,  90-91.  See  also  Art  ; 
House  decoration. 

Deemster,  Caine,  7. 

Deephaven,  Jewett,  22. 

I '  1  rslayer,  Cooper,  9. 

Defence  of  Guenevere,  Morris,  71. 

Defoe,  D.,  10. 

De  Forest,  J.  B.,  81. 

Defries,  E    P.,  62. 

De  Garmo,  C,  96. 

De  Hurst,  C.  (pseud.),  134. 

Delaborde,  H.,85. 

Deland,  Mrs.  M.,  10. 

De  la  Rami,  L.,10. 

Delectable  duchy,  Couch,  9. 

De  Mille,  J. ,10. 

Deming,  P.,  10. 

Democracy,  n. 

Denzil  Quarrier,  Gissing,  15. 

De  Quincey,  T.,  65. 

Descartes.  See  Philosophical  classics, 
117. 

Descent  of  man,  Darwin,  109. 

Deserted  village.  Goldsmith,  66. 

Design,  Benson, 90.  See  also  Decora- 
tivearts;  Drawing. 

Desmond  hundred,  Austin,  3. 

Despot  of  Broomsedge  Cove,  Mur- 
free,  27. 

Destiny,  Ferrier,  14. 

Detmold,  Bishop,  4. 

Dexter,  S  ,  113. 

Diana  of  the  crossways,  Meredith,  27. 

Diary  of  a  man  of  fifty,  James,  22. 

Diary  of  Kitty  Trevelyan,  Charles,  8. 

Dick,  W.  B .,  134 

Dick's  wanderings,  Sturgis,  35. 

Dickens,  C,  n  ;  life  of,  Forster,  11. 

Dickinson,  S  E.     See  Meyer,  123. 

Dictator,  McCarthy,  25. 

Dictionaries,  English,  French,  Ger- 
man, Greek,  Italian,  Latin,  Spanish, 
136;  Century,  81.136;  International, 
81,  136;  of  [Eng .]  national  biogra- 
phy, 41,  184;  of  painters  and  en- 
gravers, Bryan,  84  ;  of  artists,  Clem- 
ents and  Button,  84;  of  art,  Ade- 
line, 84,  135;  of  music  and  musi- 
cians, Grove,  91  ;  of  musical  terms, 
Stainer  and  Barrett,  93  ;  of  electrical 
words,  Houston,  100,  125;  of  eco- 
nomic plants,  Smith,  107:  of  archae- 
ology, 135;  of  authors,  Allibone,  135: 
of  classical  antiquities,  Seyffert,  135; 
of  biography,  Lippincott,  136; 
Standard,  136;  Worcester,  136; 
Academic,  136;  of  Eng.  literature, 
Adams,  136;  of  dates,  Haydn,  136  ; 
of  Eng.  history,  Low  and  Pulling, 
137;  of  quotations,  137;  of  syno- 
nyms and  antonyms.  Fallows,  137. 

Diet,  infant,  Jacobi,  120;  invalid,  Hen- 
derson, 130. 

Dinner-giving,  Hcrrick,  131  ;  Ter- 
hune,  131.     See  also  Cooking. 

Diplomat's  diary,  Cruger,  10. 

Disraeli,  B.,  11. 

Divina  commedia,  Dante.  See  Long- 
fellow, 69. 

Dixcy,  W.,  125. 

Dr.  Claudius,  Crawford,  9. 

Dr.  Le  Baron  and  his  daughters, 
Austin,  3. 

Dr.  Sevier,  Cable,  7. 

Doctor  Thorne,  Trollope,  37. 

Doctor  Zay,  Ward.  38. 

r's  family,  Oliphant,  28. 

Dodge,  G.  H.,  i2t. 

Dodge,  L.     See  Preston,  H.  W.,  and 
Dodge,  L.,  53. 
on,  C.  L.,  it. 

I  >■  '  Iwi  ■rtli,  A.,  134. 

Dole,  N.  H.,4a. 

Domestic  economy  (department),  129- 
132.    See  also  Newsholme,  120. 

Don  Joim,  Ingelow,  2:. 

Don  <  )rsino,  Crawford,  9. 

I  d  movan,  Lyall,  2s. 

Dora,  Sister,  Lonsdale,  44. 

Doreen,  Lvall,  25. 

Dorothy  Foster,  Besant,  4. 
Doty,  A.  H.,  120. 
Dougall,  L.,  11. 
Douglas,  A.  M.,  12. 
Douglas,  J.,  116. 


Douglass,  F.,  42. 

Dove  in  the  eagle's  nest,  Yonge,  40. 

Dowden,  E.,  74. 

Doyle,  A.  C,  u. 

Drainage.     See  Goodholme,  130. 

Drake,  S.  A.,  49. 

Drawing,    124;  Hamerton,  85  ;  Viol- 

let-le-Duc,  87  ;  Thompson,  97.     See 

also  Art. 
Draytonsand  the  Davenants,  Charles, 

8. 
Dream  life  and  real  life,  Schreiner, 

32- 
Dreams,  Schreiner,  32. 

Dress,  132.     See  also  Woman's  book, 

123  ;  Costume. 
Dress-making,  Davis,  132.     See  also 

Hubert,  123. 
Drumbeat  of  the  nation,  Coffin,  49. 
Drummond.  H..  109. 
Dryden  J.,  65  ;  life  of,  Johnson,  43-44; 

Saintsbury,  65. 
Duchess  (pseud.).    See  Hungerford, 

Mrs.  M.  H.,  18. 
Dufferin  and  Ava,  Marchioness  of, 

56. 
Duffy,  B.,  42. 

Dukesborough  tales,  Johnston,  23. 
Du  Maurier,  G.,  12. 
Duncan,  S.  J.    See  Cotes,  Mrs.  S.  J. 

D.,9 
Dunne,  F.,  134. 
Duruy,  V.,  52,  S3. 
Dusantes,  Stockton,  34. 
Dust,  Prudden,  120. 
Duty,  Seelye,  118.    See  also  Ethics. 
Dwight,  J.,  134. 
Dyeing,  Hurst,  132. 
Dyer,  T.  F.  T.,  78,  106. 

Earth,  aspects  of  the,  Shaler,  104. 
See  also  Geography. 

Earthly  paradise,  Morris,  71. 

East  and  west,  Harte,  67. 

East  Angels,  Woolson,  40. 

Eastlake,  Sir  C.  L.,  129. 

East  Lynne,  Wood,  39. 

Eastman,  M.  F.     See  Meyer,  123. 

Easy  chair,  Curtis.  65. 

Ebb  tide,  Stevenson,  34. 

Ecob,  H    G.,  132. 

Economic,  social,  and  political  science 
(department),  1 13-17. 

Edgeworth,  M.,  novels,  12;  life  and 
letters,  Hare,  43. 

Education  (department),  94-100. 

Educational  reformers,  essays  on, 
Quick,  97. 

Edwardes,  Mrs.  A.,  12. 

Edwards.  A.  B.,  novels,  12;  travel, 
56 ;  archaeology,  82. 

Edwin  Brothertoft,  Winthrop,  39. 

Eggleston,  E.,  12. 

Eglantine,  Stephenson,  33. 

Egoist,  Meredith,  27. 

Egypt,  Edwards,  56;  Petrie,  83; 
Maspero,  82  ;  Redford,  87. 

Ehlert,  L.,91. 

Ehrmann,  C.  See  Adams,  W.  I.  L., 
and  Ehrmann,  C,  124. 

Eight  cousins,  Alcott,  2. 

Eleanor's  victory,  Maxwell,  26. 

Electricity,  Barnard,  09;  Brackett, 
and  others,  99;  Houston,  ioo  ; 
Thompson,  100. 

Elia,  essays  of,  Lamb,  69. 

Eliot,  George,  novels,  12-13  ;  life  and 
letters.  Cross,  42  ;  poems  and  es- 
says, 65-66. 

Elliott,  S.  B.,  13. 

Ellwanger,  H.  B.,  127. 

Elocution,  Bell,  97.  See  also  Read- 
in-. 

Elsie  Venner,  Holmes,  20. 

Elsket,  Page,  28. 

Ely,  R.  T.,  49,  113,  115. 

Embossing,  Leland,  123. 

Embroidery,  90,  124-125;  Lefebure, 
90;  Sturgis,  90;  Harrison,  129. 

Emergencies,  120. 

Emerson,  A. ,  8t. 

Emerson  and  Brown,  94. 

Emerson,  R.  W.,  42,  66  ;  correspond- 
ence, 66;  memoirs  of,  Cabot,  42, 
66 ;  Holmes,  66. 

Emerton,  E.,  52. 

Emigrant  ship,  Russell,  31. 

Emigration  and  immigration,  Smith, 
US- 


Emma,  Austen,  3. 
Enamel,  Rudler.  00:  Sturgis.  90. 
Encyclopaedia  Britannica,  135. 
Encyclopaedia  of  games  and  sports, 

Champlin  and  Bostwick,  133. 
Encyclopaedias.  See  Cyclopaedias,  135. 
Endymion,  Disraeli,  11. 
England,  50-52;  Dickens,  11;   Haw- 
thorne, 57;  Smith,  58  ;  Winter,  59. 
English  humorists,  Thackeray,  77. 
English  novel,  Lanier,  69. 
Engravers,     ictionary  of,  Bryan,  84. 
Engraving,  Delaborde,  85;  Hamerton, 

85 ;  Linton,  85. 
Entomology,  Packard,  no.     See  also 

Insects. 
Eothen.  Kinglake,  57. 
Epicurean,  Moore,  71. 
I         hs  of    American  history.   Hart, 

Thwaites,  Wilson.  47. 
Epochs  of  ancient  history  series,  54. 
Epochs  of  modern  history  series,  54. 
Erdmann,  J.  E  ,  117. 
Erema,  Blackmore,  5. 
Eric,  Farrar.  13. 
Eskimo  life,  Wanser,  58. 
Essay  on  man.  Pope,  72. 
Esther  Vanhomrigh,  Woods,  40. 
Etching  and  etchers,  Hamerton,  85. 
Ethics,  n8. 

Ethics  of  the  dust.  Ruskin,  73-74. 
Ethnology    and     folk-lore,    Gomme, 

78-79. 
Etiquette,  121-122.    See  also  Woman's 

book,  123. 
Eugene  Aram,  Bulwer-Lytton,  6. 
Europe,  52-54  ;  Duruy,  52  ;  Emerton, 

52  ;  Fyffe,  52  :  Myers,  52  ;  Seebohm, 

52  ;  Baedeker,  55. 
Evans,  M.  M.,  90. 
Evelina,  Arblay,  2. 
Everett.  C.  C,  118. 
Eve's  daughters.  Terhune,  120. 
Eve's  ransom,  Gissing,  15. 
Evolution,  Clodd,  108  ;  Darwin,  109  ; 

Drummond,  109.     See  also  Natural 

history,  109. 
Excursions,  Thoreau,  no. 
Exercise.     See  Physical  culture. 
Exiles,  Davis,  10. 
Experiences  of  a  lady-help,  Stannard, 

33- 
Expiation,  French,  15. 
Exploration.     See  Travel,  55. 
Explorers,  Greely,  43  ;  Higginson,  57. 

Face  to  face,  Francillon,  14. 

Faerie  queene,  Spenser,  75. 

Fagots  for  the  fireside,  Hale,  133. 

Fair  barbarian,  Burnett,  7. 

Fair  god,  Wallace,  37. 

Fairy  tales,  science  of,  Hartland,  79. 

See  also  Lang,  24. 
Faith  doctor,  Eggleston,  12. 
Faith  Gartney  s  girlhood,  Whitney, 

39- 
Fallen  fortunes,  Payn,  29. 
Fallows,  S.,  137. 
Familiar  short  sayings  of  great  men. 

Bent,  136. 
Family  tree,  Matthews,  26. 
Famous  types  of  womanhood,  Bolton, 

Famous  women  series,  46. 

Fancy  work.     See  Needlework. 

Faraday,  M.,  101. 

Far  from  the  madding  crowd,  Hardy, 

»7- 
Fargus,  F.  J.,  13. 
Farjeon,  B.  L.,  13. 
Farm  and  farming,  126. 
Farrar,  F.  U'..  1  ; 
Fated  to  be  free,  Ingelow,  21. 
Faucit,  H.,  75. 
Faw  cett,  E.,  13-14. 
Fawcett,  M.  G  ,  43. 
Feilden,  H.  St.  C,  116. 
Felch,  I.  K.,  127. 
Felis  Holt,  Eliot,  13. 
Felmeres,  Elliott,  13. 
Fenton's  quest,  Maxwell,  a6. 
Fergusson,  J.,  88-89. 
Ferns.     See  Botany,  105-108. 
Ferrier,  S.  E.,  14. 
Fichte.    See    Philosophical    classics, 

"7- 
Fiction  (department),  1-40. 
Fiction,   noted    names  of,   Wheeler, 

136-137  ;  lists  of,  Griswold,  1,  54. 


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Index. 


153 


Fielding,  H.,  14. 

Fields,  J.  T.,  43. 

Fillmore,  J.  C.,  91. 

Finck,  H.  T.,  56,   it. 

Pine  .in  (department),  80-01.  Seealso 
An.  Decorative  arts,  Drawing,  De- 
sign. 

Finger-play  (or  nursery  and  kinder- 
garten, Poulsson,  1 1, 

Fust  violin,  Fothergill,  14. 

Fisher,  1  ■    1'.,  17,  49. 

Fisherman  oi  Auge,  Macquoid,  ati. 

Fishes,  Agassis,  ■•  3;  Goode,  109. 

Fiske,  J.,  47.  48,  117. 

Fitch,  J.  G.,96. 

Five  books 01  song.  Gilder,  66. 

Fletcher,  J.  C,  14, 

Flitters,  fatten,  and  the  Counsellor, 
Hartley,  18. 

.  oi  girls.  Perry, 29. 

Flor.i  ot  the  southern  U.  S.,  Chap- 
111. in,  A.  W.,  105;  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  Coulter,  105. 

Florence,  Hare, 57. 

Floriculture.     Ste  Flower  garden. 

Flower  and  thorn,  Aldrich,  61. 

Flower-garden,  197.  See  also  Wom- 
an's book,  i2-(. 

Flower  of  forgiveness,  Steel,  33. 

Flowers.     See  Botany,  105-108. 

Flute  and  violin,  Allen,  2. 

Foes  of  her  household,  Douglas,  12. 

Folk-lore,  science  of,  Cox,  78;  of 
plants,  Dver,  78,  106;  of  women  of 
Turkey,  Garnett  and  Stuart  Glen- 
nie,  78;  ethnology  and,  Gomme,  78- 
79  :  handbook  of,  Gomme,  79  ;  of 
Angola,  Chatelain,  79;  of  Louisiana, 
Fortier,  79. 

Folk-Lore  Society,  79. 

Food,  130-132. 

Fool's  errand,  Tourgee,  36. 

Football.     See  Camp,  134. 

Foote,  Mrs.  M.  H.,  14. 

Footpath  way,  Torrey,  no. 

For  faith  and  freedom,  Besant,  4. 

For  the  major,  Woolson,  40. 

Ford,  H.,  134. 

Ford,  P.  L.,  14. 

Ford,  VV.  C.    See  Washington,  G.,46. 

Foregone  conclusion,  Howells,  20. 

Forster,  J.,  it. 

Fortier,  A.,  79. 

Fortune's  tool,  Hawthorne,  19. 

Fortunesof  Margaret  Weld,  Gardner, 
15. 

Fortunes  of  Nigel,  Scott,  32. 

Fortunes  of  Sir  Thomas  Upmore, 
Blai  kmore,  5. 

Fothergill,  J.,  14. 

Foul  play,  Reade  and  Boucicault,  30. 

Four  Georges,  Thackeray,  77. 

Fowler,  W.  W.,  52. 

Foxglove  Manor,  Buchanan,  6. 

Framley  Parsonage,  Trollope,  37. 

France,  Duruy,  53;  Montgomery, 
53:  Creighton,  53;  Lacombe,  53; 
Guizot,  53. 

Francillon,  R.  E.,  14. 

Francis,  M.  E.,  14. 

Frank  Hilton,  Grant,  16. 

Frankenstein    Shelley,  33. 

Franklin,  B.,  43;  life  of,  Morse,  45. 

Franklin,  C.  L.    See  Meyer,  123. 

Frederic,  H.,  15. 

Frederick  II.,  Carlyle,  53. 

Free  trade,  114 

Freedom  triumphant,  Coffin„49. 

Freeman.  E.  A.,  histories,  50  54,  89, 
116  ;  art,  89. 

French,  A.,  1 ,. 

French  Janet,  Keddie,  23. 

French  Revolution,  Carlyle,  53;  Gar- 
diner, 53. 

French  traits,  Brownell,  81. 

Fresco,  Wilson,  88.  Su  a/sj  Decora- 
tive arts;  Mural  printing. 

Fresh  fields,  Burroughs,  108. 

Froebel,  J.,  94:  teachings  of.  Blow, 
94:  Marenholtz  -  Bulow,  94;  Shir- 
reff,   (5, 

Fr    n  dusk  to  dawn,  Woods,  40. 

From  the  cradle  to  the  school,  Meyer, 
94. 

From  the  tone  world,  Ehlert,  91. 

Fromentin,  E.,  85. 

Prothingham,  K,  L.  Set  Marqnand, 
A.,  and  Frothingham,  A.  L.,  fr., 
86. 


Kroudacity,  Thomas,  50. 
Froude,  J.  A.,  43,  50,  51-52, 52. 
Frye,  A.  E.,  102. 
Fuller,  M  ,  Howe,  43. 
Fungi,  1  *<■  Bary,  106. 
Furniture.    Set  House  decoration. 
Further  records,  Kemble,  44. 
FylTe,  C.  A.,  52. 

Gabriel  Conroy,  Harte,  18. 

Galbraith,  \.  M  ,  no. 

Games,  111-Mi;  traditional,  Gomme, 

Gardening,  126-128.  See  also  Land- 
si  ape  gardening;  Flower  garden; 
Botany. 

Gardiner,  B.  M.,  53. 

Gardiner,  Mrs.  s.  M.  H.,  15. 

Gardiner,  S.  R.,  s°.  See  Freeman, 
E.  A.,  a nd  Gardiner,  S.,  89. 

Garland,  H.,  15. 

Garnett,  L.  M.  J.,  78. 

Gamier,  A.,  134. 

Garrett,  R.  and  A.,  129. 

Gaskell,  Mrs.  E.  C,  15. 

Gates  ajar,  Ward,  37. 

Gates  between,  Ward,  37. 

Gayley,  C.  M.,  78. 

Gayworthys,  Whitney,  39. 

Geikie,  Sir  A.,  103. 

Gentleman  of  France,  Weyman,  38. 

Gentleman  of  leisure,  Fawcett,  14. 

Gentleman  Upcott's  daughter,  Ray- 
mond, 30. 

Genung,  J.  F.,  98. 

Geoffrey  Hamlin,  Kingsley,  23. 

Geography  (department),  102. 

Geology  (department),  103-105. 

Geometry,  Bradbury,  98-99  ;  Hill,  99. 

George,  H.,  113. 

Gerard,  E.  D.     See  Laszowska,  Mrs. 

E.  D.  G.,  24. 

Gerard,  J.   N.     See  Woman's  book, 

123. 
Germany,  Bryce,  53  ;  Henderson,  53? 

Gould,  53  ;  Sime,  53  ;  Mahaffy  and 

Rogers,  57;  Millet,  58. 
Gervinus,  G.  G.,  74. 
Giant's  robe,  Guthrie,  16. 
Gibbon,  E.,  52-53. 
Gibson,  L.  H.,  129. 
Gibson,  W.  H.,  109. 
Gilchrist,  A.,  43. 
Gilder,  J.  L.     See  Cone,   H.   G.,  and 

Gilder,  J.  L.,  42. 
Gilder,  R.  W.,  66. 
Gilder,  Mrs.  R.  W.,  116. 
Giles  Corey,  Wilkins,  39. 
Gilman,  D.  C,  115. 
Gilman,  N.  P.,  113,  118. 
Girlhood  of  Shakespeare's  heroines, 

Clarke,  75. 
Girls'  club  with  home   of  its  own, 

141-142;    outline    constitution   for, 
143  ;  hints  for  a  literary,  144. 
Girls'  Friendly  Society.     See  Jones, 

M.  C,  122. 
Girl's  room,  A,  129. 
Gissing,  G.  R.,  15. 
Gladden,  W.,  113. 
Glaister,  E.,  124. 
Glass.  Sturgis,  00. 
Glimpses    of    hfty     years,    Willard, 

F.  E.,  46. 

God  and  the  man,  Buchanan,  6. 

God  in  the  car,  Hawkins.  1  ,. 

Gods  (The),  some  mortals,  and  Lord 

Wickenham,  Craigie,  9. 
Godwin,  M.     .S><?  Shelley,  Mrs.  M.G., 

33- 

Godwin,  W.,  15. 

Goebel,  K.,  106. 

Goethe,  C.  E.,  43. 

Goethe,  J.  W.  von,  correspondence, 
4t;  life  of,  Grimm,  1 

Golden  bells,  Francillon,  14. 

Golden  butterfly,  Besant  and  Rice, 
4- 

Golden  dog,  Kirby,   •  \. 

Golden  justh  e,  Bishop,  4. 

Golden  (redding,  Stuart.    1 1. 

Goldsmith,    ().,   tales,  s,  es- 

says,  plays,  66 ;  life  of.    Black,  66, 
Irving,  68. 

Gomme,  A.  B.,  78,  133. 
ne,  G.  L.,  78. 

Gonse,  L.,  81,  85. 

Goodale,  G.  L.,  106. 

Good-bye,  sweetheart,  Broughton,  6. 


VI. 


( ;<  i'  ide,  G.  B.j  1 

Goodholme,  T.  1 >., 

Goodyear,  W.  H., 

Gordon,  J.  (pstud.).  See  Cruger, 
Mrs,  J .  ( ;.,  10. 

Gourgaud.     See  Napoleon,  45. 

Government,  Am.  1  .    British, 

115;  Canadian,  11  ;,  See  also  Mu- 
nicipal government. 

Grammar,  David, 

Grandfather's  chair,  Hawthorne,  19. 

Grand issimes,  Cable,  7. 

Grant,  J.,  16. 

Grant,  J.  B.,  109. 

Grant,  R  . 

Grape  culture,  Bailey,  126. 

Graphic  art.  Stt Drawing,  Painting, 
Engraving. 

Gray,  A.,  106. 

Gray,  T.,  Johnson,  43-44. 

Graydaysand  gold,  Winter, 

Graysons,  Eggleston,  12 

Great  Britain,  antiquities  of,  Brand, 
78. 

Great  commanders  series,  46. 

Great  Porter  Square,  Farjeon,  13. 

Great  remembrance,  Gilder,  66. 

Great  world,  Hatton,  18. 

Great  writers  series,  46. 

Greece,  Myers  and  Allen,  52;  Blum- 
ner,  52;  Fowler,  53;  Mahaffy,  53, 
57  ;  Oman,  53  ;  Harrison,  85  ;  Red- 
ford,  87;  Upcott,  87  ;  Sturgis,  90. 

Greek  studies,  Pater,  71. 

Greely,  A.  W.,  43,  =A 

Green,  A.  K.  See  Rohlfs.  Mrs.  A.  K. 
G.,  31. 

Green,  J.  R.,  51. 

Green.  T.  H.,  118. 

Green  fairy  book,  Lang,  24. 

Greene,  Mrs.  S.  P.  M.,  16. 

Greenhouse  construction,  Taft,  127. 

Greifenstein,  Crawford,  9. 

Greiner,  T.,  126. 

Grey,  Maxwell  pseud.).  See  Tut 
tiett,  M.  G.,  37. 

Grif,  Farjeon,  13. 

Gnffis,  W.  E.,  56. 

Griffith  Gaunt,  Reade,  30. 

Grimm,  H.,  43. 

Grimm,  J.,  79. 

Griswold,  w.  M.,  1,  54. 

Grocutt,  J.  C,,  137. 

Grove,  Sir  G.,  91. 

Growoll,  A.,  125. 

Growth  of  a  people,  Lacombe,  53. 

Guardian  angel,  Holmes,  20. 

Guenn,  Howard,  20. 

Guizot,  F.,  51,  53. 

Gulliver's  travels,  Swift,  35. 

Gurler,  H.  B.,  127. 

Guthrie,  T.  A.,  16. 

Guy  Mannering,  Scott,  32. 

Gymnastics.    See  Physical  culture. 

H.  H.  (pseud.).    See  Jackson,  J/rt. 

H.  M.  (F.). 
Habberton,  J.    16. 
Hadley,  A.  T.,  114. 
Hadow,  W.  H.,91. 
Haggard,  H.  K.,  16. 
Haifa,  Oliphant,  58. 
Hale,  E.  E.,  tales,  17;  history,  50. 
Hale,  H.,98. 
Hale,  L.  P.,  133. 

Half-century  of  conflict,  Parkman,  48. 
Haliburton,  T.  C,  17. 
Hall,  F   H.,  121. 
Hall,  G.  S.,96. 
Hallam.  H.,  51. 
Halle,  E.  v.,  114. 
Hamcrton,   P.  G.,    novels,   17;    art, 

8.;,  S^,  t3i. 
Hamilton.    See  Philosophical  classics, 

117. 
H  imhn,  A.  D.  F.,  89. 
Hampton,  I.  A.,  120. 
Hand  ami  glove,  Edwards,  12. 
Handel,  G.  F.,  Ri  m 
Handicraft  and  design,  Benson,  90. 

Handwriting.     See  Penmanship. 
Handy  Andy,  Lovei 
Hannah  Thurston,  Taylor,  35. 
Hanslick,  E.,  92. 

Hapg 1,  I.  b .,  56. 

Hapg  ■  od,  o.  C,  i   (. 
Hippy  Dodd,  Cooke,  8. 
Hardinge,  B.  M.,  106. 
Hardy,  A.  S.,  17. 


154 


Index. 


Hardy,  T.,  17. 

Hare  A.  J. C,  biography,  43;  travel,  57. 

Harland,  H.,  17. 

Harland,  Marian  (pseud.).    See  Tcr- 

hune,  Mrs.  M.  V.  H. 
Harold,  Bulwer-Lytton,  6. 
Harraden,  B.,  17. 
Harris,  J.  C,  18. 
Harris,  Mrs.  M.  (C),  18. 
Harris,  W.  T.,  117. 
Harrison,  Mrs.  B.   See  Harrison,  Mrs. 

C.  C. 
Harrison,   Mrs.  C.   C,  18,   129.     See 

also  Woman's  book,  133. 
Harrison,  E.,  94. 
Harrison,  F.,  54. 
Harrison,  J.  E.,  85. 
Harris  >n,  Mrs.  M.,  18. 
Harry  Blount,  Hamerton,  17. 
Harry  Heathcote,  Trollope,  37. 
Harry  Lorrcquer,  Lever,  25. 
Hart,  A.  B.     5«  Epochs  of  American 


history,  4^ 
arl    .1" 
66-67. 


Harte 


:rp:4& 


ret,   stories,  18 ;   poems, 


Hartland,  E.  S.,  79. 

Hartley,  Mrs.  M.,  18. 

Hartmann,  R.,  109. 

Harvey,  W.  H.,  114. 

Hasse,  A.  R.,  annotator,  55. 

Hatton,  J.,  18. 

Hauser's  Era  of  the  Reformation,  52. 

Havard,  H.,  85. 

Hawkins,  A.  H.,  18. 

Hawthorne,  J.,  novels,  19  ;  biogra- 
phy, 4!  ;  literature,  60. 

Hawthorne,  N.,  novels,  19;  life  of, 
Hawthorne,  J.,  4s ;  travels,  57. 

Hay,  J.     See  Nicolay,  J.  G.,  and  Hay, 

J->  45- 
Hay,  M.  C,  19. 
Haydn.  J.,  Nohl,  92. 
Haydn'sdictionaryof  dates,  Vincent, 

Haves,   Henry    (pseud.).     See   Kirk, 

Mrs.  E.  W.  O  ,  24. 
Hayne,  P.  H.,67. 

Hazard  of  new  fortunes,  Howclls,  20. 
Hazell's  annual,  137. 
Head,  P.  R.    See  Poynter,  E.  J.,  and 

Head,  P.  R.,  86. 
Head  of  Medusa,  Fletcher,  14. 
Heapsof  money,  Norris,  28. 
Hearn,  L.,  tales,  19  ;  travel,  57. 
Heart  of  Midlothian,  Scott,  32. 
Heart  of  the  world,  Haggard,  16. 
Hearts  and  hands,  Tiernan,  36. 
Heat,  Wright,  100. 
1 1     ither  and  snow,  MacDonald,  26. 
Hcaton,  Mrs.  C,  85. 
Hector,  Mrs.  A.  F.,  19. 
Hector,  Shaw,  3-5. 
Hedged  in,  Ward,  38. 
He  fell  among  thieves,  Murray,  27. 
Hegel,  Hams,  117;  Wallace,  118.    See 

also  Philosophical  classics,  117. 
Heilprin,  L.,  54. 

I  teinrich,  J.,  127. 

Heir  of  Redcliff,  Yonge,  40. 
Heir  presumptive  and  heir  apparent, 
Oliphant,  28. 

II  bi    .  II., 82. 

Helen's  babies,  Habberton,  16. 

Henderson,  C.  R.,  us. 

l  lendersi  in,  E.  F.,  53. 

Henderson,  I.,  20. 

Henderson,  M.  F.,  130. 

I  lenderson,  P.,  126, 1  17. 

Henderson,  W,  ] ., 

Henry,  P.,  Life        1     er,  46. 

Hem  '    I-  urn  ind,  Th  ickeray,  35. 

I  lenry  of  <  ruise,  James,  22. 

Herbart    and    the    Herbartians,    Dc 

1  ,  11  m<  1,  96. 
1  lei  bar!  Society,  96. 
Herbert,  G., 

II.  1  dearest  foe,  Hector,  19. 
Heredity,  Weismann,  no;  Strahan, 

1    n  '. 

Hereward,  Kingsley,  23. 

l  [erman,  H.,  20 

II.  rndon,  W.  il  .  |  .. 

I  leio,  s  and  hero-worship,  Carlyle,  63, 

Heroes  of  the  nations  series,   j6,  54. 

Herrick,  C.  T.,  1  10,  1     -131. 

Herr  Paulus,  Besant,  \. 

Hester  Stanley  at  St.   Mark's,  Spof- 

ford,  33. 
Hetty's  strange  history,  Jackson,  21. 


Hewitt,  A.  S.,  116. 
Hidden  path,  Terhune,  3;. 
Higginsun,  T.  W.,  histories.  49,    51; 

explorers,    57.     See  also    Woman's 

book,  123. 
Hildreth,  R.,  49. 
Hill,  A.  S.,98. 
Hill,  G.,  132. 
Hill,  G.  A.,  99. 

Hillyarsand  Burtons,  Kingsley,  23. 
Hinsdale,  B.  A.,  48,     1 
His  grace,  Norris,  28. 
His  great  self,  Terhune,  35. 
Historic  boys,  Brooks, 41. 
Historic  girls,  Brooks,  41-42. 
History  (department),  47-54. 
History, ancient,  Mycrsandf  Allen,  52. 
History,  study  of,  Keary,  =;.■ ;  Adams, 

54;    Freeman,    54;     Harrison,    54; 

Hinsdale,     54;     Larned,    54,     137; 

Brewer,  54;  Heilprin,   54;   Adams, 

137  ;  Low  and  Pulling,  137. ' 
History,  universal,  Fisher,  47. 
Hobbes.     See   Philosophical  classics, 

Hoffmann,  Pro/,  (pseud.),  133,  134. 

Hogan,  MP.,  Hartley,  18. 

Holden,  E.  S.     See  Newcomb,  S.,  and 

Holden,  li.  S.,  99. 
Holland,   Amicis.   55;  Motley,  53-54; 
MahaffyaW  Rogers,  57;  Havard, 
8s. 
Hollands,  Townsend,  36. 
Holmes,  Mrs.  M.  J.  H.,  20. 
Holmes,  O.  W.,   novels,   20;   poems, 
essays,  67;  life  of  Emerson,  66;  psy- 
chology, 112. 
Holy  Land.     See  Palestine. 
Holy  Roman  empire,  Bryce,  53. 
Home  intluence,  Aguilar,  t. 
Home  occupations,   Runt/.-Rees,  133. 
Home     scenes    and     heart    studies, 

Aguilar,  1. 
Homer,  Bryant,  62;  Morris,  71. 
Honorable  Peter  Stirling,  Ford,  14. 
Hood,  T.,  67. 

Hoosier  schoolmaster,  Eggleston,  12. 
Hope,  Anthony  (pseud.).    See  Haw- 
kins, A.  H.,  18. 
Horace  Chase,  Woolson,  40. 
Horsemanship  for  women,  De  Hurst, 

1  ^4;  Mead,  134. 
Horticulture.      See      Orchard      and 

kitchen  garden,  126-127. 
Houp  la  !,  Stannard. 
Hours  in  a  library,  Stephen,  76. 
House  decoration.  129.   See  also  Wom- 
an's book,  123;  Goodholme,  130. 
House  of  a  merchant  prince.  Bishop,  s 
House  of    the  seven    gables,    Haw- 
thorne, 19. 
House  of  the  wolf,  Weyman.  38. 
House  of  Vorke,  Tincker, 
House  on  the  marsh,  James,    1 , 
Housekeeping,  130.     Ste  also  Wom- 
an's book,   123;    Parloa,    131;  Ter- 
hune, 131. 
Houston,  E.  J.,  100,  1.',. 
How  like  a  woman.  Lean,  24. 
How  to  win.  Willard,  tai. 
Howadji  in  Syria,  Curtis,  65. 
Howard,  B.  W.,  20. 
Howard's  book  of  conundrums,  133. 
Howe,  E.  W.,  20. 

Howe,  J.  W.,43,     See  also  Meyer,  123. 
Howells,  W.  D.,  20. 
Hoyle,  the  American,  Dick,  1    1. 
Hubbard,  C.  B.,94. 
Hubert,  P.  G, 
Huckleberries    gathered    from    New 

England  hills,  Cooke,  8. 
1  lulson,  C.  H. ,  57,  109. 

1  [ughes,  w.  s.,  99, 
Huguem  >1  famil  \ ,  ECeddie, 
Human  intercourse,  Hamerton,  121. 
Humble  romance,  Wilkins, 
Hume,  D.,  51.   .sv<-  Philosophical  clas- 
sics. 1 1  - 
Humorists,  English,  Thackeray,  77. 
I  lumphre) ,  F.  s.. 
Humphrey,    M.   G.,   129.     See   also 

W.  .man's  book,  123. 
Hungerford,  Mrs.  M.  H.,     1. 
Hunt,  Helen.     See  Jackswn,  Mrs.  H. 

M.  F.,21. 
Hunt,  H.  G.  B.,  92. 
Hunt.  M.  A.,  127. 
Huntington,  E.,  9s. 
Hurst,  G.  H.,  132. 


Hutchinson,  Miss  E.  M.     See  Sted- 

man,  E.  C,  and  Hutchinson,  Miss 

E.  M.,  60. 
Hutton,  L.     See  Clement,  C.  E.,  and 

Hutton,  L.,  84. 
Hutton,  R.  H.,  67,  74. 
Huxley,  T.  H.,  119. 
Hydrostatics,  Taylor,  100. 
Hygiene,    119- 120.     See     Woman's 

book,  123. 
Hypatia,  Kingsley,  23. 

Ice,  Prudden,  120. 

Idylls  of  the  king,  Tennyson,  76. 

lies,  G.,  113. 

Iliad.    See  Bryant,  62. 

Illustration,  American,  Coffin,  84. 

Imaginary  conversations,  Landor, 
69. 

Imaginary  portraits,  Pater,  71. 

Immigration,  Smith,  1 1  s. 

Imp'essions  and  opinions,  Moore,  86. 

In  direst  oeril,  Murray,  27. 

In  exile    Foote,  14. 

In  memoriam,  Tennyson,  76. 

In  old  Virginia,  Page,  28. 

In  silk  attire,  Black,  5. 

In  the  child's  world.  Poulsson,  95. 

In  the  golden  days,  Lyall 

In  the  heartof  the  storm,  Tuttiett,  37. 

In  the  Tennessee  mountains,  Mur- 
free,  27. 

In  the  valley,  Frederic,  t,. 

In  varying  moods,  Harraden,  17. 

In  the  vestibule  limited,  Matthews,  26. 

In  the  wire  grass,  Pendleton,  29. 

India,  Dufferin  and  Ava,  56. 

Indian  summer,  Howells,  21. 

Indiscretion  of  the  duchess,  Haw- 
kins, 19. 

Infelice,  Wilson,  39. 

Ingelow,  J.,  novels,  21  ;  poems,  67-68. 

Inheritance,  Ferrier,  14. 

Initials,  Tautphoeus,  -,,. 

Initials   and    pseudonyms,   Cushing, 

137- 

Inlay,  90. 

Insects,  Weed,  107;  Comstock,  108; 
Hamilton,  109  ;  Lubbock,  109  ;  Man- 
ton,  109  ;  McCook,  109  ;  Packard, 
no;  Sempers,  127;  Butler,  129.  See 
also  Natural  history,  109. 

Intellectual  life,  Hamerton,  82. 

Interloper,  Peard,  29. 

International  dictionary,  81,  136. 

International  episode,  James,  22. 

Invisible  empire,  Tourgee,  36. 

Ireland,  Lecky,  51. 

Irish  idylls.  Barlow  , 

Irish  melodies  and  songs,  Moore,  71. 

Irish  stories  and  legends,  Lover,  25. 

Iron,  Ralph  (pseud).  See  Sehrciner, 
O.,  3.. 

Irving,  W.,  tales,  21;  life  of  Colum- 
bus, 43;  Captain  Bonneville,  As- 
toria, 48;  works,  68. 

Ismay's  children,  Hartley,  18. 

Italian  popular  tales,  Crane,  78. 

Italy,  Symonds,  54;  Perkins,  86. 

It  is  never  too  late  to  mend,  Reade,  30. 

Ivanhoe,  Scott,  32. 

Jack  Hinton,  Lever,  25. 

Jackson,  E.  P.,  118. 

Jackson,  F.  G.,  1    |. 

Jackson,  Mrs.  H.  H.  (F.),  stories,  21; 

poems,  68,  122. 
Jackson,  J.,  97. 
Jacobi,  A.,  1 
Jacobi,  MaryP.,116.     Siealso  Meyer, 

1  ■'■'■  ~ 
Jahn,  O.,  92. 

James,  Mrs.  F.  A.  P.,  21. 
James,  G.  P.  R.,  21-22. 
James,  H.,  22. 

James,  W.,  112. 
Jameson,  J.  F.,  49. 
Jamison,  Mrs.  C.  V.,  22. 
Jamison,  H.,  no. 
Jane  Evre,  Bronte,  5, 
Jan  Welder's  wife,  Barr,  3. 
Janvier,  T.  A.,  22. 

Japan,  Bacon,  55;  Hall,  56;  Hearn, 57; 

Tracy,     1;  Morse,  82. 
Jean  Monteith,  McClelland,  26. 
Jefferson,  J.,  autobiography,  43. 
Jenkin,  Mrs.  H.  C.  (C),  22. 
Jenks,    H.   S.    See  Walker,  G.,  and 
Jenks,  H.  S.,  95. 


Index. 


'55 


Jerry,  Elliott,  1  ;. 

Jtss,  Haggard, 

u-\  ons,  w    S.,  1 1  -  1 18. 

Jewett,  S  O., 

Jewitt.  I 

John,  Oliphant, 

John-a-dreams.  Stui 

Jolm  Bodewin  a  testimony,  Foote,  14. 

John  Brent,  Winthrop, 

John  Godfrey's  fortunes,  l'.iylor,  35. 

John  ( rray,  Allen,  >■ 

John  Halifax,  gentleman,  Cr.uk,  9. 

John  [nglesant,  Shorthouse, 

John  Jerome,  I  ngelow,    1 

John  Maidment,  Sturgis, 

John  Needham's  double,  Ilatton,  19, 

John  Paget,  Elliott, 

John  Ward,  prea<  her,  Deland,  10. 

Johnson,  1 1    K.,  annotator,  135. 

Johnson,  K..  1  .  m 

Johnson,  S.,  works,     .  43,  14 ;  life  of, 

Bi  swell,  41 :  Stephen,  76. 
Johnson,  S    W 
Johnson  s  >  yclopasdia,  136. 
Johnston,  A  . 
Johnston,  J.  F.  W.,  101. 
Johnston,  R.  M.,  tales,  23;  life  of  A. 

H.  Stephens,  44. 
Jones.  M.  C,  122.     Sec  also  Woman's 

bl  >ok, 
Joseph  and  his  friends,  Taylor,  35. 
Joshua  Marvel,  Farjeon,  13. 
Journalism,   Luce,  q8.   125.     See  also 

Hubert,  123;  Meyer,  123. 
Journal  of 'American  Folk-Lore,  79. 
Juan  and  Juanita,  Baylor,  4. 
Julian  Home.  Farrar,  13. 
Julian.  Ware,  38. 
Jullien,  A., 
June,     Jennie    (pseud.).     See    Croly, 

Mrs.  J.  C,  1 
Jungle  book,  Kipling,  24. 
Junot,  Mme.     See  Napoleon,  45. 
Jupiter  lights,  Woolson,  40. 
Jupiter's  daughters,  Jenkin,  22. 

Kant.   See  Philosophical  classics,  117. 
Kay,  D.,  121, 
Keary,  A.  M.,  24, 
Keary,  C.  F.,  52,  54. 

Keats,  J.,  68;  life  of,  Colvin,  68; 
Rossetti,  68. 

Keddie,  H 

Keltie,  J.  S.  See  Statesman's  year- 
book, 1  17, 

Kemble,  F.  A.,  44. 

Kemp.  K ..  1    7-128. 

Kenelm  Chillingly,  Buhver-Lytton, 
6. 

Kenilworth,  Scott,  32. 

Kennard,  N.  H.,  44. 

Kennelly,  A.  E.,  99. 

Kentucky  cardinal,  Allen,  2. 

Kerrigan's  quality,  Barlow,  3. 

Keyser,  L.  S.,  109. 

Kidd.  B.,  115. 

Kidnapped,  Stevenson,  34. 

Kindergarten    (department),     94-95. 
See  atso  Jones. 
1 .  Charles,  23. 

Ki:  .  23. 

Kin-lake.  A..  57. 

hnorrers,  Zangwill,  40. 
King  Solomi  n's  mines.   Haggard,  16. 
King  Tom,  Pendleton,  99. 
Kingsf<  rd,  W.,  50. 
Kingsland,  W.  (',..  62. 
Kingsley,  C,  novels,  23;   Roman  and 
ton,  53. 

Kingsley,  H.,  2,. 

King's  own  borderers,  Grant,  16. 

Kipling,  R.,  tales,  23-24;  poems,  68- 

Kirby,  W 

Kirk!  Mrs    K.  W.  O.,  24. 

Kirkland.  J.    24. 

Kirk  wood.  I..  J.,  t 

Kismet,  Flet<  her.  14. 

Kit  and  Kitty.  Bl.u  kmore.  5. 

Kitchen  and  1  rden.  95. 

K  ti  lien-garden, 95, 126-127;  Hunting- 
ton. 

Kith  and  kin.  Fothergill,  14. 

Kitty's  conquest.  King,  23. 

k'nn  kcrbocker's  history  of  New 
York,  Irving,  11, 

Knight,  C  «. 

K  •     I  .  - 

Knitters  in  the  sun,  French,  15. 


Knitting,  Croly,  194;  Roscve.ir,   194- 

1     ,  Butt*  1 i<  i  Pub  .  ■ 
Knox,  T,  w  . 
Koehler,  S.  K.  86. 
Krehbiel,  H.  B.,  annotator,  11 
Kroeger,  A.  B.,  annotator,   1 

Labor.    See  Capital  and  laboi    113. 
Labi  'i  arbiti  ation,  Lowell.  ■  1 
Labor  movement  in  America,  Ely,  40, 
1    ice,    Lefebure,   yo,    124;    Butteriek 

Pub.,  . 
Lacombe   P.,  53, 
Ladd,  G.  T.,  1  ia. 
Laddie,  27. 
Ladies'      gallery,     McCarthy     and 

Campbell-  Praed, 
Lady  Audley's  Be<  ret.  Maxwell,  26. 
Lady  Fane,  is  mison,3a. 
Lady  >>t  Fort  St.  J.>hn,  Catherwood,  8. 
Lady  of  the  ice,  De  Mille,  10. 
Lady  of  the  lake   Scott,  74. 

or  the  tiger  ?,  Stockton,  34. 
La  Fargc,  J., 

Laffan,  M .     Sre  Hartley,  Mrs.  M.,  18. 
La  Grange,  F..  119. 
Laird  of  Norlaw,  Oliphant,  28. 
Lalla  Rookh,  Moore,  71. 
Lamb,  C.,24,  69,  75. 
Lamb,  M.,  tales,  24;  life  of,  Gilchrist, 

Lampadius,  W.  A.,  92. 
Lamplighter,  Cummins,  10. 
Lamson,  M.  S.,  44. 
Lanciani,  R.     See    Helbig,    H.,   and 

Lanciani,  R.,  S2;  Ramsay,  W.,  and 

Lanciani,  R..  83. 
Land  and  rent.  1 

Land  and  the  book,  Thomson,  58. 
Land  beyond  the  forest,  Laszowska, 

24. 
Landor,  W.  S.,  69;  life  of,  Colvin,  69. 
Landscape  art,  Hamerton,  85. 
Landscape   gardening,    127-128.     See 

also  Woman's  book.  123. 
Lanfrey,  P.     See  Napoleon,  45. 
Lang,  A.,  tales,  24;  folk-lore,  79. 
Lange,  H.,  96. 
Lange,  K.,  96. 
Langhans,  W.,  92. 
Language,  98;   Whitney,   98;  Miiller, 

98. 
Lanier,  S.,  69. 
La  Plata.  Hudson,  57. 
Larcom,  L.,  44,  49;  life  of,  Addison, 

41. 
Larned,  J.  N.,  54, 137. 
La   Salle  and   the   discovery  of    the 

great  west,  Parkman,  48. 
Las  Casas.     See  Napoleon,  45. 
Last  chronicles  of  Barset,  Trollope, 

37- 

Last  days  of  Pompeii,  Bui  wer-Ly  tton, 
6. 

Last  meeting,  Matthews,  26. 

Last  of  her  line,  Stephenson,  34. 

Last  of  the  McAllisters,  Barr,  3. 

Last  of  the  Mohicans,  Cooper,  9. 

Last  sentence,  Tuttiett,  37. 

Laszowska,  Mrs.  E.  D.  G.  v.,  24. 

Laundry  work,  132. 

Law.  practice  of.  See  Hubert,  123; 
Meyer,  123;  advice  on,  see  Stod- 
dard, 123. 

Lawn  tennis,  Dwight,  134. 

Lawton  girl,  Frederic.  15. 

Lay  of  the  last  minstrel,  Scott,  74. 

Lays  of  ancient  Rome,  Macaulay,  70. 

Lean,  Mrs.  F.  M.,  .  l. 

Leap  in  the  dark,  Southworth,  33. 

Leather  work,  90. 

Leavenworth  case,  Rohlfs,  31. 

Lecky,W.  E.  II  .  51. 

Le  Conte,  J.,  103. 

Led-horse  1  l.um,  Foote,  14. 

Lee,  F.,  44. 

Lee,  General  R.  E.,  life  of,  Lee,  44. 

Lee,  S.  (ed.).  See  Dictionary  of  Eng. 
nat.  biog.,  41. 

Le:fcbiire,  h  ,    .  ■.  124. 

Leflingwell,  Albert  (fiseud.).  Set 
Tracy,  A 

Legend  of  Jubal,  Eliot, 

Legends  and  lyrics,  Hayne,  67;  Proc- 
ter, 72. 

Legou\ e.  !•'.  .  1  •'. 

Leibnitz.  See  Philosophical  classics, 
117. 

Ltland,  C.  G.,  123,  124. 


Lemcke,  G.,  1 

Lemmon,     L.    Set    Hawthorne,    J., 

and  Lemmon,  I..,  60. 
I. en. 1  Rivers,  1 1, ,1m.  s,  20. 

Lenox  1  (are,  I  ow  a  wnd, 

I.e..n  I'ontilex,  Greene,    16. 

Leslie  Goldthwaite,  Whitnej , 


Less  black  than  we're  pa 


inted,  P. 


ayn, 


Lessen  . . t"  the  master,  lames,  22. 
Lester,  A.  S.  E,    Se*  Name  and  fame, 

1  writing,  Morton,  98. 
Lever,  C,  34. 

Lewes,  G.   II..  98,  117. 

Lewes  Mrs.  G.  H.     Stt  Eliot,  G. 

Lewis,    A.    J.     See    Hoffman,    I'rof. 

(/>irin/.),  133. 
Lewis.  T.  IL,  89. 
Lej  po  ilt,  A.  H.,  itq,  i   t,  123, 129. 

Libraries,  a  ul  for  small,  I'lummer,  141. 

Library  schools.     St*  Hubert,  1 

Life  and  death  of  Jason,  Morris,  71. 

Life  for  a  life,  Craik,  9. 

Light.  Wright.  100. 

Light  of  her  countenance,  Boyesen,  5. 

Light  that  failed,  Kipling,  24. 

1  ighthall,  w.  I) 

Lilac  sunbonnet,  Crockett,  10. 

Lincoln,  A.,  life  of,  Coffin,  42  ;  Hern- 

d.>n  and  Weik,43  ;  Morse, 45  ;  Nico- 

lay  and  Hay,  45. 
Lincoln,  Mrs.  D.  A.,  131. 
Linn,  W.  A.     See  Sturgis,  129. 
Linton,  Mrs.  E.  L.,  25. 
Linton,  W.  J..  85. 
Lion's  cub,  Stoddard.  76. 
Lippincott's  biographical  dictionary, 

44i  '36. 
Lippincott's  gazetteer  of  the  world, 

57.  '37- 

Liquor  question.  T15. 

List,  ye  landsmen  !,  Russell,  31. 

Lis/.t,  Nohl,  92. 

Literary  cub  for  girls  and  womer., 
hints  on  forming,  144. 

Literary  curiosities,  handbook  of, 
Walsh,  137. 

Literature  (department),  60-80. 

Literature,  American  Stedman  and 
Hutchinson,  60,  75  135;  Haw- 
thorne, 60  ;  Richardson,  61  ;  Tyler, 
61. 

Literature  and  degma,  Arnold,  61. 

Literature,  Engli-li,  Morley  =1  ;  Pan- 
coast,  60;  Brooke,  60;  Oliphant, 
60 ;  Taine,  61 ;  cyclopaedia  of, 
Chambers,  136;  dictionary  of, 
Adams,  136. 

Literature,  success  in,  Lewes,  98. 

Little  brothers  of  the  air.  Miller.  109. 

Little  Lord  Fauntleroy,  Burnett,  7. 

Little  men,  .Mcott,  2. 

Little  minister,  Barrie,  4. 

Little  women,  Alcott,  2. 

Livelihcods  for  women,  123-125. 

Livermore,  M.  A.     -S>*  Meyer,  1 

Lives  of  girls  who  became  famous, 
Bolton,  41. 

Lloyd,  H.  I).,  hi. 

Loan  associations,  Dexter,  113.  Set 
also  Stoddard,  123;  Sturgis,  1 

Locke.  Sit  Philosophical  classics,  117. 

Lockhart   J.  G..  44. 

Lock  wood.  T.  I).,  125. 

Locusts  and  wild  honey,  Burrcughs, 
108. 

Lodge,  H.  C.  44. 

i  .11 7-118. 

Longfellow,  H.  W,  69;  life  of.  Long- 
S.,  fy;  Robertson,  69. 

Longfellow.  S.   69. 

Lonsdale,  M..    \  \. 

Looking  backward,  Bellamy,  4,  114. 

1      mis.  L.  C, , 

Lord  1  Irmont  and  his  Aminta,  Mere- 
dith. 

Lorn  a  Mlackmore,  5. 

1    s  Cerritos.  Atherton, 

Lossing,  B.  '.,  44-  49. 

Lost  heiress,  Southworth,  31. 

Lost  Sir  Massingberd,  Payn,  29. 

Lothair,  Disraeli,  1 1. 

Lotus-eating.  Curtis,  65. 

Longhead,  Mrs.  F.  H., 

Louie's  last  term  at  St.  Mary's.  Har- 
ris, 18. 

Louis  0/  Poissy   1 1 7. 

Louisiana,  Burnett,  7. 


156 


Index. 


Louisiana,  folk-tales  of,  Fortier,  79. 

Lounsbury,  T.  R.,98. 

Love  .ukI  (|uitt  life    Raymond,  30. 

Love  is  enough,  Morris,  71. 

Love  me  little,  love  me  long',  Reade, 

3°- 
Lovel  the  widower,  Thackeray,  36. 
Lover,  b.,  25. 
Low,  S.  J.,  137. 
Lou    aiui    1'ullinc's    diet,   of    Eng. 

hist  .  52. 
Lowell,  J.  R..  70. 
Lowell,  J.  i>.,   113.    See  also  Meyer, 

123. 
Loyalty  George,  Parr,  29. 
Lubbock,  Sir  J.,  109,  m. 
Luce,  R.,  y8,  1     . 
Lucia,    Hugh  and   another,  Needell, 

27. 
Luck  of  Roaring  Camp,  Harte,  18. 
Luska,   Sidney    (pseud.).     See    Har- 

land,  H.,  17. 
Lyall,  Edna  (/seud.),  25. 
Lvtton.     See   Bulwer-Lytton,    E.  G. 

E.  L.,  6. 

Mabel  Vaughan,  Cummins,  10. 
Macaulay,  T.  B.,  history,    51;   essays 

and  poems,   70;  life  of ,  Trevelyan, 
n,  70. 
McCarthv,  J.,  novels,  25;  histories,  51. 
McClelland,  M.<;.,25. 
McCook,  H.  C,  109. 
MacDonald,  G., 
Macfarren,  G.  A.,  92. 
MacFlecknoe,  Dryden,  65. 
McGlasson,    K.    \V.,     132.     See    also 

Woman's  book,  123. 
Machar,  A.  M.,  50. 
Mackay,  C,  60. 
Mackay,  M 

Mackenzie,  E.  C.  W.,  135. 
Mai  kenzie,  R.,  50. 
Mackintosh,  J  . 
Maclaren,  Inn  (pseud.).     See  Watson, 

J.  M.,38. 
Maclehose,  S.,  75. 
Macleod  of  Dare,  Black,  5. 
Mc Master,  J.  H..48. 
Macmullen,  J.  M.,  50. 
Mi  Murray,  C.  A..  97. 
Macquoid,  Mrs.  K.  S.,  26. 
Mc\     j  s,  Kirkland,  24. 
MacVicar,  M.,  97. 
Macy,  J.,  iis. 

Madam  Dc  Heaupre^   Jenkin.  22. 
Mail. unc  I  hlphine,  Cable,  7. 
Madame  Silva,  McClelland,  26. 
Mademoiselle,  Peard,  29. 
Mademoiselle  de  Mersac.   Norris,  28. 
Mademoiselle  Miss,  Harland,  17. 
Madison,  Mrs.  D.  P.,  44. 
Magazines,  list  of,  139-140. 
Magic.     .See  Conjuring,  134. 
Magnetism   and    electricity,   Poyser, 

100;  Thompson,  100. 

M.lh.lH  V,  J.   I'.,   B  j,   57,   131. 

Maid  Marian,  Seawell,  39. 

Maine  woods,  Thoreau,   no 

Malet,  Lucas  (pseud.).  See  Harrison, 
Mrs.  M.,  18. 

Mallock,  W.  H.,  113. 

Malthus  and  his  work,  Bonar,  114. 

Mammon  of  unrighteousness,  Boye- 
sen,  5. 

Man  .mil  wife,  Collins,  8. 

Man  who  was  guilty,   LoUghead,  25. 

Man  withoul    1  country.  Hale,  17. 

Man  wonderful  in  the  house  beauti- 
ful, Allen,  1  19, 

Mann.  K.  E.  See  Caldcr,  F.  L.,  and 
Mann,  E.  E., 

Manners,  Aikman,  126. 

Mansfield,  I    M.,  96. 
Mansfield  Park,  Austen,  3. 
Manton,  W.  P.,  n 
Manxman,  Caine,  ». 

Manv  inventions,  Kipling,  24. 

Marble  faun.  Hawthorne    1  1 
Marbot,  Baron  de.  See  Napoleon,  45. 
M.10  ella,  Ward,  38. 

Marching  to  vi<  toi  v    ( !offin,  40. 
March  in  the  ranks,  Fothergilf,  14. 
Marenholtz-Bulow,  B.  v  ,  94, 
Margery  Daw,  A  Id  rich,  a. 

Margery  Daw's  home  confectionery, 

Marionettes,  Cruger    10. 
Marius,  the  Epicurean,  Pater,  71. 


Mark        Rutherford's       deliverance, 

White,  38. 
Mannion,  Scott,  74. 
Marmont.     S'te  Napoleon,  45. 
Marmorne,  Hamerton,  17. 
Mai  quand,  A.,  86. 
M    >  1  |u is  of  Carabas,  Spofford,  33. 
Marriage,  Ferrier,  14. 
Marriage,     Stratum.     120.      See    also 

Terhune,  120;  kuskin,  1  11, 
Marryat,  F.     See  Ltnn.Mrs.  F.,  24. 
Marse  Chan,  Page,  28. 
Martin,  Mrs.  A, 

Martin  Chuzzlewit,  Dickens,  11. 
Martineau,  G.,  1    1. 
Marvel,  Ik    (pseud.).     See    Mitchell, 

D.  G.,  129. 
Marx,  A.  B.,  92. 
Mary  Barton   Gaskell,  15. 
Marzials,  K.  T.,  77. 
Marzio's crucifix,  Crawford, 9. 
Mason,  O.  T.,  1  11. 
Ma  ipero,  G.,  82. 
Massena.     See  Napoleon,  45. 
Masson,  D.,  71. 
Master,  Zangwill,  40. 
Master  of  Ballantrae,  Stevenson,  34. 
Master  of  the  mine.  Buchanan,  6. 
Mathematics.   98-99;   Hill,   99;   Smith 

aWStringham,  99;  Wentworth,  99. 
Mathews,  b .  S.,  106,  127. 
Matrimony.  Norris,  28. 
Matter  of  millions,  Rohlfs,3i. 
Matthews.  B  ,  26. 
Maud,  Tennyson,  76. 
Maver,  W.,  125. 
Maxwell,  Mrs.  M.  E.  B.,  26. 
May.  T.  E.,  51. 
Mead,  T.  H.,  134. 
Mechanics,  Taylor,  100. 
Medicine,  practice  of.     See  Hubert, 

1    :  ;  Meyer,  123;  Goodholme,  130. 
Meldola,  R.,  124. 
Melito.     See  Napoleon,  45. 
Melville,  H.,26. 
Memoirs  of  Sherlock  Holmes,  Doyle, 

12. 
Memorie  and  rime,  Miller,  70. 
Memory,  Kay,  121. 
Men  and  women  of  the  time,  44. 
Men  of  achievement  series,  46. 
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy,  F.,  Lampa- 

dius,  92. 
Meneval.     See  Napoleon,  45. 
Mercy  Philbrick's  choice,  Jackson,  21 
Meredith,  G.,  27. 
Merivale,  H.  T.,  77. 
Meriwether,  L.,  57. 
Merle  s  crusade,  Carey,  8. 
Mermaid,  Dougall,  11. 
Merriam,  F.  A.,  109. 
Merry  stories  and  games,   Hubbard, 

94. 
Meservey,  A.  B.,  99 
Metal  work,  90;  Middleton,  90;  Rud- 

ler,  90  ;  Sturgis,  90. 
Meta's  faith,  Stephenson,  34. 
Meteorology,  Russell,  104. 

Metternich.    See  Napoleon,  45. 
Metzerott,  shoemaker.  Woods,  40. 
Mexico,  Hale,  50  ;  Prescott,  50  ;  Ap- 

pleton,  55. 
Meyer,  A.  N.,  123. 
Meyer,  B.,  94. 

Meyer,  E.  v.,  101. 

Meyer,  L.,  101. 

Mil  ah  Clarke,  Doyle,  12. 

Michaud,  J.  F.,  52. 

Microbes,  Trouessart,   107.     See  also 

Bacteria. 
Microscopy,  Stokes,  no. 
Middle  Ages.  Emerton,  52. 
Middlemarch,  Eliot,  13. 
Middleton,  J.    II.,  82,  86,  89,  90  ;  a nd 

Moms,  B6,  89. 

Midge,  Bunner,  6. 

Miles.  H.  II.,  so. 
Mill,  H.  R.,  102. 

Mill,  J.  S.,  118;  philosophy  of,  Wat- 
si. 11,  117. 
Mill  mystery,  Rohlfs,  11. 

Mill  on'  the  Floss,   Eliot,  13. 

Millbank,  Holmes,  20. 
Miller,  <".  H.70. 
Miller,  !•'..,  106. 
Miller,  H  ,  44. 

Miller,  H    M.     See  Miller.  O.  T. 
Miller,  ()   T.,  annotator,  108,  109,  122. 
145. 


Millet,  F.  D.,58. 

Millinery.    See  Hubert,  123. 

Millis,  J.,  90. 

Mills  of  Tuxbury,  Townsend,  36. 

Miiton,    J.,    works,     70-71;    life    of, 

Johnson,   43-44;  Masson,  71;  Patti- 

son,  71. 
Mine  own  people,  Kipling,  24. 
Mingo  and  other    sketches,    Harris, 

18. 
Minister's  wooinc  Stowe,  ^4. 
Mint's  memoirs.     See  Napoleon,  45. 
Mirage,  Fletcher,  14. 
Miriam,  Terhune,  55. 
Mischief  01  Monica,  Walford,  37. 
Mis,  Angel,  Ritchie,  31. 
Miss  Carew.  Edwards,  12. 
M  iss  Churchill,  Tiernan,  36. 
Miss  Marjori banks,  Oliphant,  28. 
Miss  Stewart's  legacy,  Steel,  33. 
Miss  Toosey's  mission,  27 
Missing  bride,  Southworth,  33. 
Mr   Absalom  Billingslea  and  others, 

Johnston,  23. 
Mr.  Isaacs,  Crawford,  9. 
Mr.  Smith,  Walford,  37. 
Mistress  and  maid,  Craik,  9. 
Mrs.  Falchion,  Parker,  29. 
Mrs.      Gainsborough  s      diamonds, 

Hawthorne,  19. 
Mrs.  Geoffrey,  Hungerford,  21. 
Mrs.  Harold  Stagg,  Grant,  16. 
Mrs   Keats  Bradford,  Pool,  29. 
Mrs.  Leicester'ss.hool,  Lamb,  C.  and 

M.,  24. 
Mrs.  Lorimer,  Harrison,  18. 
Mrs.  Peixada,  Harland,  17. 
Mrs   Skagg  s  husbands,  Harte,  18. 
Miti.lirll,  D.  G.     See  Sturgis,  129. 
Mitchell,  S.  W.,  120. 
Mitford,  M.  R  ,  27. 
Modelling,  Leland,  123. 
Modern  Aladdin,  Pyle,  30. 
Modern  buccaneer,  Browne,  6. 
Modern  Frenchmen,  Hamerton,  85. 
Modern   guides  of  English  thought, 

Hutton,  67. 
Modern  instance,  Howells,  20. 
Modern  painters,  Ruskin,  73,  83. 
Moleswonh,  W.  N  ,  51. 
Molly  Bawn,  Hungerford,  21. 
Money,  114. 

Monsieur  Motte,  King,  23. 
Montagu,  Lady  M.  W.,  letters  of,  44- 

45- 
Montcalm  and  Wolfe,  Parkman,  48. 
Montgomery,  52,  53. 
Montholon.    Set  Napoleon,  45. 
Moody.  F.  W.,  82. 
Moonlight  bay,  Howe,  20. 
Moonstone,  Collins,  8. 
Moore,  G.,  86. 
Moore,  T.,  71. 

Mopsa,  the  fairy,  Ingelow,  21. 
More  short  sixes,  Bunner,  7. 
Morgan,  C.  L.,  109,  112. 
M orison,  J.  C,  70. 
Morley,  H.,  si. 
Morley,  J.,  71. 
Morris,  W.,   poems,  71;  art,  90;  and 

Middleton,  86,89. 
Morse,  E.  S.,  82,  no. 
Morse,  J.  T.,/r.,  45. 
Morton,  A.  H.,  98. 
Morton,  H.,  99. 
Mosaic,  90;   Middleton,  90;   Leland, 

123. 
Mosses  from   an    old    manse,    Haw- 
thorne, 19. 
Mother  play  and  nursery  songs,  Froe- 

bel,  94. 
Mother's  recompense,  Aguilar,  1. 
Motley.  J.  I...  s  j-54. 
Mozart,  Jahn.  9  1 ;  Nohl,  92. 
Muir,  M    M.  1'.,  iox. 
Miillcr,  F.,  98. 
MUller,  H  . 
Mulock,   D.   M.     See  Craik,  Mrs.  D. 

M.  M.,  u. 
Municipal  government,  116. 
M  unt/.  !•'...  91  >, 

Mural  painting,  Morris  and  Middle- 
ton,  B6,  Bo.     See  also  Art,  Fresco. 
Murtree,  M.N 
M  urray ,  A.  S.,  82. 
Murray,  D.  C  27. 
Murray.  J.  C.  annotator,  117. 
Murray's  handbooks,  58. 
Music  (department/,  91-94. 


Index. 


»57 


My  enemy's  daughter.  McCarthy,  15. 

uardian,  Cambridgi 
My  Lady  Rotha,  w  ej  man, 
My  novel,  Bulwer-Lytton,  6. 
My  schools  and  school-masters,  Mil- 

I'er,  tf 
M \  m  ife  ami  I.  Stowe, 
Myers,  F.  \V.  H.,  77. 
Myers,  P.  V.  N ..  ,    ;  and  Allen,  W. 

i-   . 

Udolpho,  K.uli  liile,  30. 
M  1  stery  ol  the  lot  les,  Howe,  ■ 
Mysterj  ol  the  (>.<••*«  m,i> ,  Russell, 

Myti 

Myi  and    folk-lore    (depart- 

ment), 7S-80. 

.  tuld,   7S  ;   Brinton, 
78  ;  Gayley,  -- ;  Lang, 

Name  and  tame,  Sergeant  and  Lester, 

Nameless  nobleman,  Austin,  3. 
Nansen,  V  . 

Napoleon,  lives  and  memoirs  of,  45. 
nal  American  Woman   Suffrage 

Ass  k iation, 

Nan  mal      Civil      Service      Reform 

League,  116. 
National    Science  Club   for  Women, 

111. 
Nations  around  Israel,  Keary,  24. 
Native  of  W'inby,  Jewett, 
Natural  history  and  human  evolution 

(department),  10S-1  is. 
Natural  science,  Buckley,  101. 
Naturalist    on    the    river    Amazons, 

Bates,  55,   108  ;  in  La  Plata,   Hud- 
son. 
Nature,  Emerson,  66. 
Nature  and  human  nature,  Halibur- 

ton,  17. 
Nature  and  man  in  America,  Shaler, 

103. 
Naulahka,  Balestier  and  Kipling,  4, 

24. 
Nearest  and  dearest,  Southworth,  33. 
Needell,  Mrs.  J.  H.,  27. 
Needlework,  134—135. 
Neighborly  poems,  Riley,  73. 
Nelly's  silver  mine,  Jackson,  21. 
New  Arabian  nights,  Stevenson,  34. 
New  day,  Gilder,  66. 
New  England  girlhood,  Larcom,  44. 
New  England,  making  of,  Drake,  49. 
New  England  nun.  wilkins,  39. 
New    man  at    Rossmere,   Walworth, 

New  woman,  Linton,  25. 
New  York  family,  Fawcett,  14. 
Newcomb,  S.,  and  Holden,  E.  S.,  99. 
Newcomer,  A.  G.,  98. 
Newcomes,  Thackeray,  36. 
Newel!,  .1.  H.,  106. 
Newell,  W.  W\,  133. 
Newsholme,  A.,  120. 
Next  door,  Burnham,  7. 
Nichol,  J.,  63. 

Nicholas  Nickleby,  Dickens,  n. 
Nicholls,  Mrs.     See  Bronte,  C. 
Nicholson,  H.  A.,  no. 
Nicolay,  J.  G.,  45. 
Niecks,  F.,  92 
,-ith 
18. 


Nights    with  Uncle    Remus,  Harris, 


Nile  notes,  Curtis,  65. 

Nitsch,  H.,  130-131. 

X     gentlemen,  Burnham,  7. 

me,  Collins,  8. 
No  new  thin;,',  N orris, 28. 
Nobody's  fortunes,  Yates,  40. 


iNoDonv  s  101 
Nohl.  I.  . 


Nordenskiold,  A.  E  .  58. 
Norman  conquest,  Freeman?  51. 
Norris,  W.  B.,  28. 
North  and  South,  Gaskell,  15. 
Northanger abbey,  Austen,  3. 

era  tour,  Parkman,  58. 
Norw  1    Keary,  54. 

ill  in  vain,  Cambridge,  8. 
Not  like  other  girls,  Carey,  8. 
Not  wisely  but  too  well,  Broughton,  6. 

^,    list  of.    '  , 

n  organum.  Bacon 
Nursing,  tao.     See  aiso  Hubert,  123. 

Oblivion,  McClelland,  26. 

O'Con  n    r,  E.  M.. 

Odd  women,  Gissing,   '?• 


1  Idyssey    Stt  Bi  yant,  6  1;  Morns,  7l. 

■   akelligB,  Ingeli  ha 
Ohio  Valley  states,  making  of,  Drake, 

lie  daj  s.  (  able,  7. 

tshioned  girl,  Ah  ott,  .-. 
Old  fashi  ,  7  j. 

OKI  Kensington,  Ritchii 
Dl.l  Mark  Langston,  Johnston,  23. 
Old  masters  of  Belgium  and  Holland, 
i'i omentin,  85. 

(  lid   Mortality,  ScOtt, 

Myddleton's  monej ,  Hay,  19. 
( lid  Northvt  est,  Hinsdale,  48. 
1  Hd  regime  in  Canada,  Parkman,  48. 

(  M.I  Tow  n  \.  .Iks.  Stowr. 

Oldbury,  Keary,     y, 

Oliphant,  L.,  novels,  28;   travel,  58. 

Oliphant,  Mrs.  M.  0,  W.,  novels,  28; 

literature,  60. 
Oman,  C.  \V.  C. 

O'Meara.    See  Napoleon,  45. 

Omoo,  Melville,    -. 

On  both  sides,  Baylor,  4. 

On  Newfound  River,  Page,  35, 

One  good  truest,  Walford.    7. 

One      hundred     days     in      Europe, 

Holmes,  (S7. 
One  summer,  Howard,  20. 
One  too  in  ui\  ,  Linton,  25. 
Open  door,  Howard,  20. 
•  >pcning  of  a  chestnut  burr,  Roe,  31. 
Operas,  Upton,  93. 
Oratorios,  Upton,  93. 
( Irchard  and  kitchen-garden,  126-127. 
Orchids,  Darwin,  105. 
Ordeal  of  Richard  Fevcrel,  Meredith, 

27- 
Oregon  trail,  Parkman,  48. 
Orford,  H.  W.     See  Walpole,  H.,  37. 
Origin  of  species,  Darwin,  109. 
Original  belle.  Roe,  31. 
Orioles'  daughter,  Fothergill,  14. 
Orley  farm,  Trollope,  37. 
Orr,  Mrs.  S.   62. 
Osborne,  C.  F.,  129. 
Ostrich  farm,  life  on  an,  Martin,  57. 
Otte,  E.  C.,54. 
Otto  the  knight,  French,  15. 
Ought    we  to  visit  her?,   Edwardes, 

i-'. 
Ouida.     See  De  la  Ramd,  10. 
Our  home  pets,  Miller,  109. 
Our  mutual  friend,  Dickens,  n. 
Our  old  home,  Hawthorne,  57. 
Our  village.  Mitford,  27. 
Out  at  Twinnett's,  Habberton,  16. 
Out  of  step,  Pool.  29. 
Owen,       Catherine      (fiseud.).    See 

Nitsch,  H.,  130-131. 

Pacific  coast,  Finck,  56. 

Packard,  A.  S.,  Jr.,  no. 

Packard   S.  S.,  99. 

Pactolus  Prime,  Tourgee,  36. 

Page,  A.  L  ,  94. 

Page,  T.  N..28. 

Painter,  F.  V.  N.,97. 

Painters,  Vasari.  83;  Bryan,  84;  Ers- 
kine  and  Hutton,  S4;  Buxton,  86; 
Koehler,  86;  Redgrave,  87;  Champ- 
lin,  136. 

Painting,  84-88;  Chesneau,  84;  Coffin, 
8s;  Hamerton,  85;  Havard,  85;  Hea- 
ton,  85;  Middleton,  86;  Moore,  86; 
Morris  and  Middleton.  86;  Poynter 
and  Head.  86;  Smith,  86.  Buxton 
and  Poynter,  86;  Redgrave,  86; 
Radc  iffe,  86;  Reid,  87;  Stranahan, 
87;  Van  Dyke,  87;  Wauters,  88; 
Norris  and  Middleton,  89;  Cham- 
plin,  136  ;  on  porcelain,  Leland,  123; 
on  silk,  satin,  or  plush,  [34.  See  also 
Harrison, 

Pair  of  bin.-  eves    Hardy,  17. 

Palestine,  Oliphant,  58;  Thomson,  58. 

Palgrave,  F.    I'.,  83. 

Pamela,  Richardson,  30. 

Pancoast.  H.  S.,  60. 

Pap  worth,  W..  89. 

Paraguay,  Child,  56. 

Paris,  P..  86. 

Paris  exposition,  1889,  art  at,  Coffin, 
81. 

Paris  sketchbook,  Thackeray,  77. 

Parker,  <..,  28. 

Parkin.  G    R..  s8. 

Parkman,  F  ,  histories,  48;  travel,  58; 
woman  suffrage,  116. 


Parliamentary  practice,    116  j    Shat- 

tuck 
Parliament  ol  fc-ulcs^  Chaui  er,  -  \. 
M 

Parr,  Mrs.  L.  T.,  29. 
Parry,  C.  11.  II.,  92. 
Parsons,   S  ,  u8.     See  also  Woman's 
bi »'k,  1  ■  ',•    Set  Sturgis, 

Pasipner,  Chancellor.    See  Napoleon, 

1  ■■ 

Pass.-  Ri  ...  Hardy.  17. 

Passing  tin-  love  of  women,  Needell, 

-7- 
P. 1  .t  and  present,  Carlyl. 

onia,  Hudson,  57. 
Pater,  W    H..71. 
Pathfinder,  Cooper,  9. 
Patricia,  I.inton,  25. 
Pattison,  M.,  71. 
Patty.  Macquoid,  26. 
Paul  Clifford,  Bulwer-Lytton,  6. 
Paul  Massie,  McCarthy,  25. 
Paul  Patoff,  Crawford,  9. 

Payn,  J.,  29. 

Payne,  J.,  07. 
Peabody,  E.  P.,  94. 
Peabody,  Mrs.  H.,  94. 

Peard,  F.  M.,  29. 

Pearls  for  young  ladies,  Ruskin,  121. 
Peary,  Mrs.  J.  D.,  58. 
Pedagogical  seminary,  96. 
Pedagogy,   Compayre,   96.     See  also 

Teaching,  96. 
Peg  Woftington,  Reade,  30. 
Pelham,  Bulwer-Lytton,  6. 
Pembroke,  Wilkins,  39. 
Pendennis,  Thackeray,  36. 
Penelope's  suitors,  Byiiner,  7. 
Pen  portraits  of  literary  women,  Cone 

and  Gilder,  42. 
Penhallow,  D  P.,  annotator,  105,  106, 
Penmanship,  Jackson,  97;  Witherbee. 

97- 
Pendleton,  L  ,  29. 
Pepacton,  Burroughs,  108. 
Perfect  fool,  James,  21. 
Pericles  and  Aspasia,  Landor,  69. 
Periodicals,  list  of,  139-140. 
Perkins,  C.  C,  86. 
Perlycross,  BlacKmore,  5. 
Perpetual  curate,  Oliphant,  28. 
Perry,  N.,  29. 
Persia,  Benjamin,  55. 
Persuasion,  Austen,  3. 
Peru,    Prescott,   50;     Markham,    50; 

Child,  56. 
Peter  Ibbetson,  Du  Mauricr,  12. 
Petrie,  W.  M.  F.,  83. 
Phantom  rickshaw,  Kipling,  24. 
Phelps.  E.   S.     See  Ward,  Mrs.  E.  S. 

P-  37- 

Philanthropy.     See  Charities. 

Philip  and  his  wife,  Deland,  10. 

Philology.     See  Languid 

Philosophical  classics,  117. 

Philosophy  (department),  117-118. 

Phoebe,  junior,  Oliphant.  28. 

Phonography.     See  Shorthand,  97. 

Photography.  See  Hubert,  123,  and 
also  1    (. 

Phyllis,  Hungerford,  2r. 

Phyllis  of  the  Sierras   Harte,  18. 

Pianoforte.    See  Music. 

Piccadilly,  Oliphant,  28. 

Pickard,  S.  T.,  77. 

Pickwick  papers,  Dickens,  n. 

Pictures  from  Italy,  Dickens,  11. 

Pictures,  how  to  judge,  Van  Dyke, 
87. 

Pierre  and  his  people,  Parker,  28. 

Physical  culture  (department),  119. 

Physics,  Shaw,  100.  See  also  Elec- 
tricity. 

Physiography,  Mill,  102.  See  also 
Geography. 

Pilgrim's  progress,  Bunyan,  7. 

Pilot,  Cooper,  .,. 

Pi-  meers,  <  looper,  .. 

Pioneers  1  1  Pram  e  in  the  New  World, 
Parkman,  48. 

Pitman,  I.,  97. 

Plain   tales  from    the    hills,    Kipling, 

Plants.     See  Botany.  105-108. 
Plants,  folk-lore  of,  Dyer,  78. 
Plarr.  V.  G.  (ed  I.  14. 
Plastic  art.      St*  Sculpture. 

■  and  Platonism,  Pater,  71. 
Play  actress  Crockett,  10. 


i58 


Inde: 


Plumbing,  Plunkett,  120;  Tracy,  120. 

See   also     Suburban    and    country 

homes   129. 
Plummer,  M.  W.,  141. 
Plunkett,  Mrs.  H.  M.,  120. 
Plutarch's  lives,  45. 
Poe,  E.   A.,   talcs,   ^9;  works,  71-72; 

life  of.  Woodberry,  46,  72. 
I '  .ins  here  at  home,  Riley,  73. 
Poems  of  the  day,  Morris,  71 . 
Poetry.    See  Literature  (department), 

60-80. 
Poetry,  nature  and  elements  of,  Sted- 

111. m,  75  ;    Watts,  84. 

,  Johnson,  43  ;  Stedman,  75. 
Pi  ilitical  economy, 

Political  science.     See  Economic,  so- 
cial and  political  science,  113-117. 
Pollard,  J.,  133. 

Polly  Oliver's  problem,  Wiggin,  39. 
Pool,  Mrs.  M.  L.,  29. 
Poole,  J.,  125. 

Poor  humanity,  Robinson,  31. 
Pope,  A.,  works,  72;  life  of  Johnson, 

43-44!  Stephen,  72,  76. 
Pi  ipe,  F.  L.,  99. 

'  '  T,    IO. 

Porcelain,  90;  Sturgis,  90. 

Porter,  J.,  29. 

Pi  liter,  L.  H.,  134. 

Portrait  of  a  lady,  James,  22. 

Posse,  N,  1 1  ,. 

Potiphar  papers,  Curtis,  65. 

Pot  of  gold.  Wilkins,  39. 

Potter's  thumb,  Steel,  33. 

Pottery,  Sturgis,  90. 

Poulsson,  E.,     ( 

Poultry.  137. 

Power  through  repose,  Call,  119. 

Poynter,  E.   J.,  86;  and   Buxton,  H. 
J.  W.,  86;  and  Smith,  T.  R.,  89. 

Poyscr,  A    \\  . ,  100. 

Praed,  Mrs.  R.  M.,29. 

Prairie  folks.  Garland,  15. 

Prelate,  Henderson,  20. 

Prescott,  W.,  50. 

Preserving,  Rorer,  131. 

Press,  writing  for  the,  Luce,  98. 

Preston,  H.  W.,  53. 

Preyer,  W.,  112. 

Price,  B.     See  Sturgis,  129. 

Pride  and  prejudice.  Austen,  3. 

Primes    and    their    neighbors,  John- 
sti  m,  23. 

Prince  and  the  pauper,  Clemens,  8. 

Prime  Dcukalion    Taylor,  76. 

Prince  of  India,  Wallace,  37. 

Princess,  McClelland,  26. 

Princess  (The),  Tennyson,  76. 

Princess  Aline.  Davis,  10, 

Princess  Casamassima,  James,  22. 

Princess  of  Thule,  Black   5. 

Prisi  mer  oi  Zenda,  Hawkins,  19. 

Procter,  A.  A.,  72. 

Profit  sharing,  Gi  man,  113.     See  also 
<    1  pital  and  labi  ir, 

Progress  and  poverty,  George,  113. 

Prohibit  ion.  Stt  Liquor  question,  115. 

Property,    care     of,    Stoddard,    123; 
Walker, 

Prophel   ol   the  Great  Smoky  Moun- 
tains, Murfrei 

Protection,  114. 

Protestant     Reformation,    Seebohm, 
:  Hausei . 

Prudden,  T.  M.,  kto. 

I'm  Unci-  Palfrey,  AUlrich,  2. 

Prue  and  I,  Curtis,  10. 

Pseudonyms,  Cushing,  1   7. 

oli  igy  (department),  1  [3-1x3. 

Publishers,  list  of,  [46, 

Pulling,    F.    S.    See  Low,  S.  J.,  and 
Pulling,  F.  S.,  1  17, 

Puritan    in    Holland,    England,    and 
\  merica,  Campbell,  48. 

Puritan  pagan.  Cruger,  10. 

Putnam,  Mrs.  II.  H 

I'nt  yourself  in  his  place,  Reade,  30. 

Puzzles,  Howard,  1 

Pyle,  II  ,  ,9-30. 

"  Q  "  (Asei/d.).   See  Couch,  A.  T.  Q.,  9 

8uaker  idyls,  <  rardner,  15. 
Warner, 
1  jueen  money,  Kirk,    1. 

n  ol   Bohemia.  I  lattnn,  18. 

Queen  of  Sheba,  Aldrii  h, 

Queen  of  the  a>r,  Ruskin 

Queens  of  England,  Strickland,  51. 


yuentin  Durward,  Scott,  32. 
yuestions  of  the  day,  Smith,  75. 
Questions  of  the  day  series,  116. 
yuick,  R.  H.,  97 
Quinton,  A.  B.    See  Meyer,  123. 
yuits,  Tautphceus,  35. 
Quotations,  dictionaries  of,  137. 

Radcliffe,  A.  G.,  86. 

Radcliffe,  Mrs.  A.  W.,  30. 

Rae,  J.,  115. 

Raiders,  Crockett,  10. 

Railroads,  114. 

Ralph,  J.,  58. 

Ralph  Ryder  of  Brent,  James,  21. 

Ralph  the  heir,  Trullope,  37. 

Ralph  Wilton's  weird,  Hector,  19. 

Ramage's  quotations,  137. 

Rambler's  lease,  Torrey,  no. 

Ramona,  Jackson,2i. 

Ramsay,  W.,  83. 

Rasselas,  Johnson,  22-23. 

Ravcnshoe,  Kingsley,  23. 

Rawson.W.  W.,  126. 

Raymond,  W.,30. 

Read,  T.  B.,  72. 

Reade,  C. ,  30. 

Reader's  guide,  Bowker  andlles,  113. 

Reader's  handbook,  Brewer,  137. 

Reading,  art  of,   Legouve,   121.     See 

also  Woman's  book,  123. 
Ready  money  Mortiboy,  Besant  and 

Rice,    4. 

Realm  of  nature,  Mill,  102. 

Rebel  queen,  Besant,  4. 

Reber,  v.,  89. 

Recollections  of  Geoffrey   Hamlyn, 

Kingsley,  23. 
Rei  ords  oi  a  girlhood,  Kemble,  44. 
Records  of  later  life,  Kemble,  44. 
Rector,  Oliphant,  28. 
Red  as  a  rose  is  she,  Broughton,  6. 
Red  Cross  Association.     See  Meyer, 

1  13. 
Red  fairy  book,  Lang,  24. 
Red  Rover,  Cooper,  9. 
Redeeming  the  republic,  Coffin,  49. 
Redford,  G.,  87. 
Redgrave,  G.  R.,  86. 
Redgrave,  R.  andS.,  87. 
Reflections  of  a  married  man,  Grant, 

16. 
Reform  Club,  N.  Y.,  114. 
Reformation,   Protestant.     Seebohm, 

52;  Hauser,  52. 
Refugees,  Doyle,  12. 
Regnault,  H.,  Hamerton,  85. 
Reid,  Christian   (pseud.).     See  Tier- 
nan,  Mrs.  F.  E.,  36. 
Reid,  G.,  87. 
Reissman,  A.,  92. 
Remember  the  Alamo,  Barr,  3. 
Remscn,  I.,  101. 
Remusat.     See  Napoleon,  45. 
Renaissance,  Symonds,  54;  Pater,  71; 

Goodyear,  8_>  ;  Scott.  87. 
Renwick,  I.  P.   A.     .!>>*  Statesman's 

year-book,  137. 
Repi  iusse,  u  ork.  Leland,  1  - ;. 
Representative  men,  Emerson,  42,66. 
Reproach  of  Annesley,  Tuttiett,  37. 
Return  of  the  native,  Hardy,  17. 
Reverberator,  James, 
Revolution  in  Tanner's  Lane,  White, 

38. 
Reynolds,  E.  S.,  120. 
Rhetoric,  Genung,  98  ;  Hill,  98. 
Rhine.  A.  H.     See  Meyer,  123. 
Rhoda  Fleming,  Meredith, 
Ribot,  T.,  112. 
Rice,  J.     See  Besant,  W.,  4. 
Rii  hai .is,   \.  t;..  .  ;, . 
Ri<  hards,  Mrs.  E.H.,  jot. 
Richardson,  Sir  B.  W.,  134. 
Richards,  in,  C.  F.,  61. 

Richardson,  S.,  30. 
R  ichelteu,  James.  22. 

Riding.    St*  Horsemanship,  1  14, 

Rienzi,  Bulwer-Lytton,  6, 

Right  honourable    (The),  McCarthy 

and  Campbell-  Praed,  .:s. 
Riley,  '.  W  .  ?.-. 

Rise  of  Silas  Lapham,  Howells,  20. 
Ritchie,    Mrs.   A.   I.,  30-31.     Si-e  also 

Thackeray,  A  .  11 . 
Riverby,  Burroughs,  108. 
Rives,  A.  Stt  Chanler,  Mrs.  A.  R.,8. 
Rob  Roy,  Scott, 
Robbery  under  arms,  Browne,  6. 


Robert  Elsmere,  Ward,  38. 
Robert  Falconer,  MacDonald,  26. 
Robertson,  E.  S.,  69. 
Robin,  I'arr,  29. 
Rob.nson,  K.  W.,  31. 
Robinson,  W.,  127. 
Robinson  Crusoe,  Defoe,  10. 
Roche,  R.  M.,31. 
Rockstro,  W.  S.,  93. 
Rodman  the  keeper,  Woolson,  40. 
Roc,  E.  P.,  31,  127. 

Rogers,  J.  E.  See  Mahaffy,  J.  P.,  and 
Rogers,  J.  E.,  57. 

Roget,  P.  M  ,  138. 

Rohlfs,  A.  K.  G  ,  31. 

Roland,  Mme.,  life  of,  Blind,  41. 

Roland  Vorke,  Wood,  40. 

Roman  and  Teuton.  Kingsley, 

Romance  of  a  transport.  Russell,  31. 

Romance  of  Dollard,  Catherwood,  8. 

Romance  of  the  forest,  Radcliff,  30. 

Romance  of  two  worlds,  Mackay,  26. 

Romance  of  war,  Grant,  16. 

Romanes,  G.  J.,  98,  no. 

Roman  singer,  Crawford,  9. 

Rome,  Myers  and  Allen,  52;  Fowler, 
52;  Gibbon,  52-53;  Preston  and 
"Dodge,  53;  Middleton,  82,  89;  Red- 
ford,  87. 

Romola,  Eliot,  13 

Roosevelt,  J.  W.  See  Woman's  book, 
(33. 

Roosevelt,  T.,  48. 

Root,  A.  I.  See  Terry,  T.  B.,  and 
Root,  A.  I.,  127. 

Root,  J.  W.    See  Sturgis,  129. 

Root,  L.  C-i  114 

Ropes,  A.  H.  (ed.).  See  Montagu, 
Lady  M.  W.,  44-45. 

Ropes,  J.  C.     See  Napoleon,  45. 

R   .1  er.  Mrs.  S.  T.,  131. 

Rory  O'More,  Lover,  25. 

Rose  and  the  ring,  Thackerary,  77. 

Rose  of  paradise,  Pyle.  30. 

Rosebud  garden  of  girls,  Perry,  29. 

Rosengartcn,  A.,  89. 

Rosevear,  E.,  124-125. 

Rossetti,  C.  G.,  73 

Rossetti,  D.  G.,  73;  life  of.  Knight,  73. 

Rossetti,  W.  M.,  biography,  68;  art, 

83. 
Rothery,  G.  C. . 

Roundabout  papers,  Thackeray,  77. 
Round  Robin  Reading  Club,  145. 
Ri  iweny  in  B<  is  ton,  Pi  10I,     .. 
Rudder  Grange.  Stockton,  34. 
Rude,  F..  life  of,  Hamerton,  85. 
Rudler,  F.  W..  90. 
Ruskin,   J.,   works,  73,  83,    89,    121  ; 

work  of,  Waldstein,  74. 
Russell.  H.  L.,  127. 
Russell,  T  ,  104. 
Russell,  W.  C,  31. 
Russia,   Brandes,   ;;;    Hapgood,  56; 

Hare.  57;   Wallace.  59 
Rutherford,  Mark.  Set  White,  W.  H... 

38. 
Rutledge,  1  larris,  18. 
Ruut/.-Rees,  J.  E.,  133. 

Sachet.     See  Napoleon,  45. 

Sachs,  J.  v.,  107. 

St.  Elmo,  Wilson. 

St.  Katherine's  by  the  tower,  Besant, 

4- 
St.  Philip's,  Harris.  18. 
St.  Winifred.  l'arrar,  13. 
Saintsbury,  G.,  65. 

Salem  .  hapel,  (  lliphant,  28. 

Salmon,   D.,  97. 

Sam  Law  son  s  fireside  stories,  Stowe, 

34. 
San  Salvador,  Tincker,  36. 
Sanlord,  E,  C, 
Sanitation. 

Sant'  Ilario,  Crawford.  0. 
Sappho  ol  f  rreen  Springs,  Harte,  18. 

S  u   nuns    a.  CraVi  t.  'id    9. 

Sartoris,  M"s.  A.  K ..  a 

Satchel  guide  for  the  vacation  tourist, 

58. 
Satires,  Dr\  den 

Satires  an. I  epistles.  Pope,  172. 

Saxe  Holm  Bstoiies,  Jackson, ai. 
Sayce.  A.  H., 

Scandinavia,  Otte,  54;  Boyesen,  54; 
Keary,  54. 

Scape-oat.  Caine.  7. 

Scarlet  letter,  Hawthorne,  19. 


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Index. 


T59 


Scarlet  popp]  ,  S  .33. 

Scenes  ol  1  lencal  Life,  Eliot,  13. 
Schiller,  F.  v.,  life  ui,  Carlyle,  63. 

Schouler,  J.,  48. 
Schreibei ,  f.,  135, 
Scbreiner,  0., 
Schuman,  Reissman,  92. 
Schurman,  J.  G.,  118. 
Schurs,  l 

Scidmore.  Miss  B.  R.,  58. 
Science  of  thought,  MUHer,  98. 
Score  <>i  famous  1  omposers,  Dole,  42. 
.mil,    Mackintosh,    51;    Burton, 
st  ;  Winter, 
Scott,  F.  M.,  1.6. 
Scott,  L.,  87. 
Scott,  M  , 
Scott,    M.    K      See    Newsholme,    A., 

and  Sc>itt,  M.  B.,  1 
Scott,     Sir  W.,    novels,   3.';    life   of, 
Lockhait,  44;    Hutton,   74;    letters, 
4; ;  journal,  4; ;  poems, 
Scottish  chiefs,  Porter,  -'9. 
Scouring,  1 

Scripture,  K.  W.,  .mnotator,  112. 
Scuclder,  H,  E.,  4; 
Sculptors,  Vasari,  83. 
Sculpture,  S4-S6  ;  Goodyear,  S2  ;  Mar- 
quand  and  Fr>thingham,  86  ;  Mid- 
dleton,  86;  Paris.  86;  Perkins,  86; 
Radcliffe,  86;   Redford,  87;   Scott, 
87  ;  Upcott,  87  ;  Waldstein,  87. 
Sea  change,  Shaw,  33. 
Seaside  studies   in    natural  history. 

Agassiz,  108. 
Seawell,  M.  E„  12. 
Secession,  war  oil,  Johnson,  48. 
Second  cousin  Sarah,  Robinson,  31. 
Sedgwick,  H.,  118. 
Seebohm,  F.,  S2. 

Seeley,  J.  R.,  art,  83.     See  also  Napo- 
leon, 4;. 
Seelye,  E.  E.,  52. 
Seelye,  J.  H.,  118. 
Sei,rur.     Set  Napoleon,  45. 
Self-culture  (department),  121-122. 
Serapers,  F.  W.,  127. 
Sense  and  sensibility,  Austen,  3. 
Sergeant,  A.,  32. 
Serviss,  G.  P.,  99. 
Sesame  and  lilies,  Ruskin,  73. 
Seth's  brother's  wife.  Frederic,  15. 
Seven  lamps  of  architecture,  Ruskin, 

-  1,  83. 
Sevigne,  Mme.  de,  life  of,  Thackeray, 
46. 

all,  M.  W.     See  Meyer,  123. 
Sewing.     See  Needlework,  124-125. 
Sex  in  education,  Clarke,  119. 
Seyffert,  O.,  135. 
Shadow  of  a  crime,  Caine,  7. 
Shadow  of  the  sword,  Buchanan,  6. 
Shairp,  J.  C.,  63. 

Shakespeare,   W..   74-75;  works  on, 
Dowden,    74  ;    Abbott,   74  ;    Craik, 
74  ;  Gervinus,  74  ;  corson,  74  ;  Bart- 
lett.  74  ;  Clarke.  74,  75  ;  Adams,  74  ; 
Brandram,  75;  Faucit,  75;  Lamb, 
concordances   to,    137;    index    to, 
O'Connor,  137. 
Shakespeare's  England,  Winter,  59. 
Shaler,  N.  S.,  103. 
Sharp  eyes,  Gibson,  109. 
Shattuck,  H.  R.,  1 
Shaw,  A.,  116. 

Shaw,  E.  R.,  annotator,  96,  98,  100. 
Shaw.  F.  L.,  33. 
She,  Haggard,  16. 
Shelley,  Mrs.  M.  G.,  33. 
Shelley,  P.  B.,  75. 
Sherburne  house,  Douglas,  12. 
Sheridan,  R   B.,  life  of,  Moore,  71. 

Sherw I,  Mrs.  M.  E.  W.,  122,  133. 

She's  all  the  world  to  me,  Caine,  7. 
Ships  that  pass  in  the  night,  Harra- 

den,  17. 
Shirreff,  E  , 
Shirley.  Bronl 
Shorthand,     Pitman,    97.     Set    also 

Stenography,  Hubert,  123. 
Shorthouse,  J.  H.,  33. 
Short  si  xe-.,  Bunni 
Siddons,  Mrs.,  life  of,  Kennard,  44. 
Sidney,  Delano 

Siirnor  Monaldini's  niece,  Tincker,  36. 
Si^ns  ,in.l  seasons,  Rtirr  -ughs,  108. 
Silas  Marner,  Eliot. 
Silence  of  Dean   Maitland,  Tuttiett, 
37- 


Silent  partner,  Ward,  38. 

Silent  witness,  V.ites,  40. 

Sun.  ,   I   , 

Simple   adventures  of   a  mem-sahib, 

•,  I- 
Sinnei  s  1  omedy,  Craigie,  9, 
Sir  Charles  Grandison,  Richardson, 

30. 
Sii  Percival,  Shorthoust 
sir  R  iger  de  Coverley,  AcUlison,  61. 
Sister  s  tragedy,  AJdrtch,  61. 
Sketch-book,  lrvin. 
sku  mtshing,  Jenkin, 
en,  D.  h  W.,  60. 
Slater,   J.     Set   Smith,    T.    R.,    and 

Slater,  J.,  89. 

!  lie  ring,  Robinson 
Slick,  Sam  {J>seua.).    See  Haliburton, 

T.  C,   17. 
Sloane,  W.  M.,  49. 

Small  h' iuse  at  A.iington.Trollope, 37. 
Smiley,  Mrs.,  A.  E.,  133. 
Smith',  A.  T.,  58 

Smith,  C,  ana  Stringham,  T.,  99. 
Smith,  C.  J  ,  138. 
Smith,  F.  H.,  33. 
Smith,   Goldwin,  biography,   45,    64; 

history,  47  50,  116;  travel,  85;  essays, 

75- 
Smith,  G.  W  ,  86. 
Smith,  J  ,  107. 
Smith,  R.  M.,  115. 
Smith,  T.  R  ,89. 
Social  customs.     See  Etiquette. 
Social  departure,  Cotes,  56. 
Social  England,  Traill,  51. 
Social  evolution,  Kidd.  115. 
Social  questions,  114-115. 
Social  science.     See  Economic,  social 

and  political  science,  113-117. 
Social  science  series,  116.      • 
Socialism,  114-115. 
Society    to    Encourage    Studies   at 

Home,  14,. 
Soldiers  three,  Kipling,  24. 
Somebody  s  neighbors,  Cooke,  8. 
Some  eminent  women,  Fawcett,  43. 
Some  emotions  and  a  moral,  Craigie, 

9- 
Somerville,  M.  F.  G.,  45. 
Songs    and    games    for    little    ones, 

Walker  ana  Jenks,95. 
Songs  before  sunrise,  Swinburne,  76. 
Songs  of  summer  lands.  Miller,  70. 
Songs  of  the  Sierras,  Miller,  70. 
Songs  of  the  springtides,  Swinburne, 

76. 
Sons  of  Ham,  Pendleton,  29. 
Soul  of  Lilith,  Mackay,  26. 
Sound,  Wright,  100. 
Sound  Currency,  114. 
South  America,  Vincent,  59. 
Southworth,  Mrs.  E.  D.  E.  N.,  33. 
Sowing  the  wind,  Linton,  25. 
Spain,  Amicis, 55;  Borrow,  55. 
Spanish  America  (department),  50. 
Spanish-American   republics,    Child, 

56. 
Spanish  gypsy,  Eliot,  66. 
Spaulding,  V.  M.,  107. 
Spectator,  Addison,  61. 
Spencer,  H.,97, 115, 117, 118;  teachings 

of,  Collins,  117;  Watson,  117. 
Spenser,  E.,  75;  talesfrom,  Maclehose, 

75J  Towry,  7;;  life  of.  Church,  75. 
Sphinx's  children,  Cooke,  8. 
Spinoza.     See  Philosophical  classics, 

_  «7- 

Spitta,  P.,  93. 

Splendid  spur,  Couch,  9. 

Spofford,  Mrs.  H.  E.  P.,  33. 

Sports,  133-134. 

Springhaven,  Blackmore,  5. 

Springstecd,  A.  F.,  131. 

Spy,  Cooper,  9. 

Squatter's  dream,  Browne,  6. 

Squire's  legacy,  Hav,  19. 

Stael,  Mme.  de,  Duffy,   | 

Stainer,  Sir  J.,  93. 

Standard  dictio- 

Standish  of  Standish,  Austin,  3. 

Stanley,  H.  M.,  58. 

Stanlev,  M.,  122. 

Stannard,  Mrs.  H.  E.  V.  P.,  33. 

Stanton,  E   C,  and  others,  116. 

Starr,  L.,  120. 

Starr    M.  A.,  99. 

man's  year-book,   Keltic    and 
Renwick,  137. 


Steadfast,  Cooke,  8. 
iins,  B  ,  1 
•nan,  E.  C,  --.,  75,  135. 

A.,  33. 
e.  P.  M ., 

illing,  Leland,  123. 
igraphy,    Hubert,  1  ■ ;.    See  also 
Shorthand 

Stephen,  1.  ,  7 

Stephen  Ellicott's daughter,  Necdell, 

Stephens,    A.    H.,   life   of,    Johnston 

and  Browne,  1  \, 
Stephenson,  E.  T.,  33. 
Sterling,  J.,  1:  lylc,64. 

Stern  necessity,  Robinson,  31. 

iisnii,  R.   I..   B 
Stickit  minister,  Crockett,  10. 
Stillwater  tragedy,  Aldrich,  2. 
Stockton,  F.  R:,  34. 
Stoddard,  R   H.,  76. 
St   ddard,  W.  0.,i23. 
Stokes,  A.  C,  no. 

Stones  of  .Venice,  Rus+cin,  73,  83,  89. 
Stories  in  song,  Emerson  and  Brown, 

94- 
Stories  of  New  France,  Machar   50. 
Story,  W.  W.,83. 
Story  of  Avis,  Ward,  38. 
Story  of  a  bad  boy,  Aldrich,  2. 
Story  of  achild,  Deland,  10. 
Story  of  a  country  town,  Howe,  20. 
Story  of  an  African  farm,  Schreiner, 

31- 
Story  of  an  enthusiast,  Jamison,  22. 
Story  of  a  New  York  house,  Bunncr, 

6. 
Story  of  a  young  designer,  Viollet-le- 

Duc,  87 
Story  of  Babette,  Stuart,  34. 
Story  of  Dan,  Francis,  14. 
Story  of  Elizabeth,  Ritchie,  31. 
Story  of  Kennelt.  Taylor,  35. 
Story  of  liberty,  Coffin,  49. 
Story  of  Margaret  Kent,  kirk,  24. 
Story  of  our  continent,  Shaler,  103. 
Story  of  Patsy,  Wiggin,  39. 
Story  of  the  nations  series,  54. 
Story  of  the  states  series,  49. 
Story  of  Tonty .  Catherwood,  8. 
Stowe,  C.  E.,  46. 
Stowe,  Mrs.  H.  E.  B.,  novels,  34;  life 

of,  46. 
Strahan,  S.  A.  R.,  120. 
Stranahan,  Mrs.  C.  H.,  87. 
Strange    adventures    of    a    phaeton* 

Black,  5. 
Strange  case  of  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr. 

Hyde,  Stevenson,  34. 
Strange  disappearance.  Rohlfs,  31. 
Strange  story,  Bulwer-Lytton,  6. 
Strange    true    stories  of    Louisiana, 

Cab.e.  - 
Street,  G.  E.     See  Lewis,  T.  H.,  and 

Street,  G.  E.,89. 
Strickland,  A.,  51. 
Stringham,   I.     See    Smith,    C,   and 

Stringham,  I.,  99. 
Stuart   Glennie,   J.    S.     See  Garnett, 

L.,  and  Stuart  Glennie,  J.  S.,  78. 
Stuart,  Mrs.  K.  McE.,  ",4. 
Studies  in  the  South  and  West,  War- 
ner, 59. 
Study  at  home,  Society  to  encourage, 

,-  I43-  •  „     .    . 

Study  in  temptations,  Craigie,  9. 

Sturgis,  J.  R.,     1. 

Sturgis,  R.,  annotator,  80,  83,  87,  90, 

129. 
Successful  man,  Cruger,  10. 
Sullivan,  J.  W  . 
Summer  in  a  canon.  Wiggin, 
Sumner,  W.  G..  1  1  \. 
Surrender  of    Margaret  Bellarmine, 

Sergeant, 
Sweet  bells  out  of  tune,  Harrison,  18. 
Swift,  J.,   J5;   Life  of ,   Johnson  43-44; 

Stephen, 
Swinburne,  A.  C, 
Sylvia's  lovers,  Gaskell,  is. 
Symbolic  education,  Blow 
Symonds,  J:  A.,  ,4. 
Symphonies.  l'pton,93. 
Synonyms,  Fallows,    137;  Smith,  138; 

Roget,  138. 

Tableaux,  Pollard,  n4. 
T.ible  talk,  Coleridge,  64. 
Tat't,  L.  R.,  127. 


i6o 


Index. 


Taine,  H.  A.,  61;  art,  83.   See  also  Na- 

1  on,  45. 
Tainsh,  A.  C,  77. 

Talcs  of  a  lonely  parish,  Crawford,  9. 
Talc  of  Chloe.  Meredith,  27. 
Tale  of  two  cities,  Dickens,  11. 
Tales    from  Shakespeare,  Lamb,  C. 

and  M.,  69,  75. 
Talc  of  a  time  and  place.  King,  23. 
Tales  of  a  traveler,  Irving,  21. 
Tales  of  theArgonauts,  Harte,  18. 
Talisman,  Scow 

Talleyrand,  Prime.  See  Napoleon.  45. 
Tanglewood  tales,  Hawthorne,  19. 
Tapestry,  Muntz,  90. 
Tautphceus,  J.  M',  35. 
Taylor,  B.,  novels,  35;  poems,  76;  life 

of,  76. 
Taylor,  J.  E.,  100. 

Teacher  of  the  violin,  Shorthouse,  33. 
Teaching,  Fitch,./'.    See  also  Hubert, 

I  ;  and  Pedagogy,  96. 
Telegraphy,  125. 
Telephony,  12;. 
Tempera,  Middleton,  86. 
Temperance.     See  Liquor    question, 

iis- 
Tenants  of  an  old  farm,  McCook,  109. 
Tender  recollections  of   Irene   Mac- 

gillicuddy,  Oliphant.  28. 
Ten  dollars  enough,  Nitsi  h.  130. 
Tenement  tales  of  New  York,  Sulli- 
van. 
Tennyson,    A.,    76;    works   on.   Van 
Dyke,  77  ;  Tainsh,   77  ;  Brooke,  77; 

1  I,|WM  .11,   "-. 

Terhune,  Mrs.  M.  V.  H.,  35,  120,  131. 

Terrible  family,  James,  21. 

Terry,  T.  B.,  127. 

Tcss  of  the  D'Urbcrvilles,  Hardy,  17. 

Textile  fabrics,  90;  L^febure,  90;  Mid- 
dleton, 90;  Muntz,  90;  Sturgis,  90. 

Thackeray,  A.,  46.  See  also  Ritchie, 
A.  T.,  30-31. 

Th.ukeray,  W.  M.,  novels,  35;  lect- 
ures, sketches,  poems,  77  ;  memoir, 
Trollope,  77;  Mcrivale  «*</  Mar- 
zials,  77. 

Thaddeus  of  Warsaw,  Porter,  29. 

Thanet,  Octave  ( pseud.).  See  French, 
A., 15. 

That  lass  o'  Lowrie's,  Burnett,  7. 

Thayer,  A.  W.,  93. 

Their  wedding  journey,  Howells,  20. 

Thelma.  Mackay,  26. 

Theological  and  literary  essays,  Hut- 
ton,  67. 

There  is  no  death,  Lean,  24. 

Thesaurus,  Roget,  138. 

Thinking,  feeling,   doing,  Scripture, 

I I 

Thomas,  A.  C,  47-50. 
Thomas.  J.   (ed.).     See    Lippincott's 
biog.  diet.,  1 1. 

Th. impson,  Sir  H.,  131. 

Thompson,  L.  S.,97. 

Thompson,  M.,  no. 

Thompson,  R.  E.,  114. 

Thompson,  S.  P.,  100. 

Thomson,  T.  A.,  no. 

Thomson,  W.  M.,  58. 

Thoreau,  H.  D..  no. 

Thought, science  of,  Milller,  98. 

Thoughts  oi  busy  girls,  Dodge,  131. 

Thousand  miles  up  the  Nile,  Ed- 
wards, 56. 

Three  kingdoms,  Ballard.  108. 

Three  Miss  Kings,  Cambridge.  8. 

Three  years  of  Arctic  service,  Greely, 
. 

Throckmorton,  Seawell,  12. 

Through  one  administration,  Bur- 
nett, 7. 

Through  the  long  night,  Linton,  25. 

Through  the  looking-glass,  Dodgson, 
1 1 . 

Thrown  on  her  resources,  Croly,  1 

Thwaites,  R.  G.,  annotator,  47.  See 
also  Epochs -I    Imei  i<  an  history,  47. 

Tiernan,  Mrs.  V.  C, 

Time's  revenges,  Murray,  27. 

Timothy's  quest,  Wiggin,  39. 

Tincker,  M.  A  ,  36. 

Tinkling  cymbals,  Fawcett,  14- 

Tip  cat,  17. 

Toinette's  Philip,  Jamison,  22. 

Tom  Burke  of  Ours,  Lever,  35. 

Tom  Cringle's  log,  Scou 

Tom  Jones,  history  of.  Fielding,  14. 


Tompkins  and  other  folks,  Deming, 

10. 
Tony  the  maid,  Howard.  20. 
Tools  and  the  man,  Gladden,  113. 
Torrey,  B.,  no,  125. 
To  the  bitter  end,  Maxwell,  36. 
Tourgee,  A.  W.,  36. 
Tourmalin's  time  checks,  Guthrie,  16. 
T.  iwnsend,  V.  F.,  36. 
T  .wry,  M.  H.,  75. 
Toynbee,  A.,  113. 
Tracy,  A.,  59. 
Tracy,  F.,  112. 
Tracy,  R.  S.,  iao. 
Trail  of  the  sword,  Parker,  28-79. 
Traill,  H.D.,  5<- 
Tramp  trip.  Meriwether,  57- 
Translation  of  a  savage,  Parker,  20. 
Travel  and  exploration  (department), 

55-60. 
Travel,  art  of,  Bisland,  55;  Knox,  ;7; 

Loomis,    57;    Meriwether,    57.     See 

also  Woman's  book,  123. 
Traveller,  Goldsmith,  66. 
Traveller  from  Altruria,  Howells,  20. 
Treasure  Island,  Stevenson,  34. 
Treat,  Mrs.  M.,  ito. 
Trenholm,  W.  M.,  114. 
Trespasser,  Parker,  29. 
Trevelyan,  G.  O.,  46,  70. 
Trilby,  Du  Maurier,  12. 
Trollope,  A.,  novels,  36;  memoir  of 

Thackeray,  77. 
Trollope,  Mrs.  F.  E.  M.,  59. 
Troublesome  daughters,  Walford,  37. 
Trouessart,  E.  L.,  107. 
Trusts,  114. 
Tryon,  T.    See  Brunner,  A.  W.,  and 

Tryon,  T  ,  129. 
Tryphena  in  love,  Raymond,  30. 
Turner,  7.  M.  W.,  Hamerton,  85. 
Tuttiett,  M.  G.,  37. 
Twain,  Mark  (pseud.).    See  Clemens, 

8. 
Twice-told  tales,  Hawthorne,  19. 
Two  admirals,  Cooper,  9. 
Two  bites  at  a  cherry,  Aldrich,  3. 
Two  Salomes.  Pool,  29. 
Two  worlds,  Gilder,  66. 
Two  years  ago,  Kingsley,  23. 
Two  years  before  the  mast,  Dana,  56. 
Tyler,  M.  C,  biography,    46;  litera- 
ture, 61. 
Tylor,  E.  B..  in. 
Typec,  Melville,  27. 
Typewriting,   125.     See  also   Hubert, 

Tytler,  Sarah  (pseud.).    See  Keddie, 
H.,23- 

Uffelmann,  J.,  120. 

Unc'e  of  an  angel,  Janvier,  22. 

Uncle  Remus  and  his  friends,  Harris, 

18. 
Uncle  Tom's  cabin,  Stowe,  34. 
linler  fire,  King,  23. 
Under  the  evening  lamp,  Stoddard, 

76. 
Under  the  red  robe,  Weyman,  38. 
Under  two  flags,  De  la  Rarne,  10. 
United  Kingdom  (department),  50-52. 
United    States    (department),   47"49  \ 

Appleton,    49.    55;     Baedeker,    55; 

Fiske,  47.  48,  68._ 
University  Extension,  96. 
Unmarried  woman.  Chester,  121. 
Up  and  down  the  brooks,   Bamford, 

108. 
Upcott,  L.  E.,  87. 
Upsand  downs,  Hale,  17. 
Upton,  G.  P..  93. 
Uruguay,  Chi  d.  56. 
Useful  arts  (department),  123-125. 

Vagabond  heroine,  Edwardes,  12. 
Vagabonds,  Woods.  1    • 

Vale  oi  1  edars.  Aenilar.  t. 
Valerie  A.J  Imer,  Tiernan,36. 

Van  Bibber.  Davis,  10. 
Van  IHkr.  II..  77. 

Van  Dyke,  J.  C,  87. 

Van  Rensselaer,  Mrs.  s.,  116,  128. 

Vanity  Fair,  Thackeray,  36. 

Wis. in,  <  • 

Vashti,  Wis. hi,  30. 
Vathek,  Bcckford.  4- 
Venab'e,  F.  P..  ioi. 
Vendetta,  Mackay,  26. 


Vengeance  of  James  Vansittart,  Nee- 
ded, 27. 

Venice,  Hare,  57;  Freeman,  89. 

Vernon's  aunt.  Cotes,  9. 

Verse,  science  of  Eng  ish,  Lanier,  69. 

Very  hard  cash,  Reade,  30. 
igia,  Fletcher,  14. 

Vcsty  of  the  Basins.  Greene.  16. 

Vicar  of  Wakefield,  Goldsmith,  15- 
16. 

\'i  >■  versa,  Guthrie.  16. 

Vico.    See  Philosophical  c'assics,  117. 

Victoria,  Queen,  Wilson,  46. 

Vignettes  of  Manhattan,  Matthews,26 

Village  on  the  cliff,  Ritchie,  31. 

Village  tragedy,  Woods,  40. 

Villette,  Bronte,  5-6. 

Vincent,  B.,  137. 

Vincent,  F.,  59. 

Vines,  S.  H.,  107. 

Viollet-le-Duc,  E.  E.,  87,  90. 

Virgil,  Morris.  71. 

Virginia,  making  of.  Drake,  49. 

Virginians,  Thackeray,  35-36. 

Vivian  Grey,  Disraeli,  n. 

Voyage  of  the  Vega,  Nordenskiold,58. 

Wages  of  sin,  Harrison,  18. 
Wagner,  R.,  Finck,  9:;  Jullien,  92; 

N".  .hi,  92. 
Wagoner  of  the  Alleghanies,  Read, 

72- 
Wake  robin,  Burroughs,  108. 
Walden,  1  horeau,  no. 
Waldstein,  C,  74,  87. 
Walford,  Mrs.  L.  B.  C,  37. 
Walker,  A.,  123. 
Walker,  F.  A.,  49,  113. 
Walker,  G.,95. 
Walks    and    talks    in    the  geological 

field,  Winchell,  104. 
Wallace,  A.  R.,  no. 
Wallace.  D.  M.,  59. 

Wallace,  L.,  37.     ' 

Wallace,  W./118. 

Walpole,  H.,  novels,  37;  life  of,  Mor- 
ley,  71. 

Walsh,  W  5.,  137. 

Walworth,  Mrs.  J.  R.  H.,  37. 

Ward,  A.  W..  64. 

Ward,  Mrs.  E.  S.  P.,  37. 

Ward,  Mrs.  Mary  Augusta,  38. 

Ward,  May  AUlen,  if . 

Ward.  T.  H.  (ed.).;  English  poets,  60. 

Warden,  Florence,  (pseud.).  See 
James,  Mrs.  F.  A.,  21. 

Warden.  Trollope,  36. 

Ware.  W..  38. 

Waring,  G.  E.,  126. 

Warner,  A.  W.,  115. 

Warner,  C.  D.,  59. 

Warner,  J.  De  W.,  114. 

Warner.  S.,  38. 

War-time  wooing.  King,  23. 

Washington,  G.,  life  of,  Lodge,  44; 
Scudder.  4,  ;  Seelye,  4;  ;  Irving, 
68  ;  writings  of.  Ford,  46. 

Washington,  Mary  and  Martha, 
Lossing,  44- 

Wasps.     See  Insects. 

Water,  Prudden,  120. 

Water  babies,  Kingsley,  23. 

Waterdale  neighbors,  McCarthy,  35. 

Water  ghost.  Bangs,  J.  K.,3. 

Waters  of  Hercules,  Laszowska,  24. 

Water-witch,  C>  oper.   •■ 

Watson,  B.  M.,  annotator,  136. 

Watson,  J..  117. 

Watson,J.  M.,  38. 

Watts,  T.,  84. 

Wauters,  A.  J..  88. 

Waverlev,  Scott. 

Way  of  the  world.  Murray,  27. 

We  all,  French,  1;. 

We  and  our  neighbors,  Stowe,  34. 

W,   two,  Lvall.  24. 

Wealth       against      commonwealth, 

Lloyd,  1  ii- 
Web  "i  eold,  Woods,  40. 
Webb,  H.  L  ,  99. 
Webb,  S  ,  114. 
Weber,  V.  v..  Benrdict,  91. 
Webster's    international    dictionary, 

81,  136;  academic. 
Wedding  garment,  Pendleton,  29. 
Weed,  CM.,  107. 
Week    in   a   French  country   house, 

Sartoris,  31. 


Index. 


161 


Wcik,  J.  W.    Sit  Herndon,  W.  H., 

an<i  Weik.  J.  W. .   i  ;. 

Weismann,  I '.  A.,  ni>. 

Weitxman,  C.  F.,  93. 

Wells,  n.  A..  11 1. 

Wenderholme,  l  lamerton,  77. 

Wentworth,  1  • .  \  . 

u    91  In. ins  (department),  o;  Froude, 
.  1  learn,  =,7. 

West,  winning  of  the,  Roosevelt 
making  of  the,  Puke,  .1  9;  our  great 
west,  Ralph,  ,8;  studies  in  the,  War- 
Dei  . 

Wetherell,  B.  (/*«•« d.).    Ste  Warner, 
S., 

Westward  in>  I,  Klngsley,  93. 

Wetzler,  J. 

Weyman,  S.  '.,  38. 

What  dreams  may  come,  Athcrton, 

What  he  cost  her,  Payn,  29. 

What  necessity  knows,  Dougall,  ix. 

What  shall  we  do  to  Dlght  ■'    I  ;   • 

What   will  he  do  with  it?,   Bulwcr- 

Lytton,  6. 
Wheeler,  C,  129. 
Wheeler,  W.  A.,  136-137,  and  C.  G., 

> 
When  a  man's  single,  Barrie,  4. 
Where   the  battle   was  fought,  Mur- 

free,  27. 
Which  shall  it  be?,  Hector,  19. 
Whist.  Coffin,  13  ;;  modern  whist,  134. 
White,  G.,  1^4- 
White,  Horsce,  114. 
White,  S.  J..  1.  ;,  131-132. 
White,  \V.  H.,38. 
White  cockade,  Grant,  16. 
White  company,  Doyle,  12. 
White  heron,  Jewett,  22. 
White  jacket,  Melville.     -. 
White  ladies,  Oliphant,  28. 
Whiting-,  M.  C.     See  Miller,  E.,  and 

Whiting,  M.  C,  106. 
Whitney,  Mrs.  A.  D.  T.,39. 
Whitney,  W.  D.,  98. 
Whittier,  J.  G..  77;  life  of,  Pickard,  77. 
Who  breaks,  pays.  Jenkin,  22. 
Who  was  lost  and  is  found,  Oliphant, 

28. 
Wide,  wide  world,  Warner,  38. 
Widow  Guthrie,  Johnston,  23. 
Wieland,  Brown,  C.  B.,  6. 
Wiggin,  K.  D.,39.    See  a Iso  Woman's 

book,  123. 
Wilfred    Cumbermede,    MacDonald, 

26. 


Wilkms,  M.  E  . 

Willard,    !•'.    B.,   46,    1  n,     Stt  also 

Me\  er,  1a 
Willcox,  M.  A.,  ii". 
Williams.  W.  M.,  . 
Wilson,  Mrs.  A.J.  B.,  39. 
Wilson,  C.  H.,  88. 
Wilson,  K.,  ,. . 
\\  Mson,  W.    Stt  Epochs  of  American 

history,  47. 

Wilts.-,  S.  K.,95. 

Wiin  hell,  A .,  104, 

Wind  of  destiny,  Hardy,  17. 

Window  -  gardening.     Ste   Flower- 

den. 
\\  indow   in  Thrums.  Barrie,  J.  M.,  4, 
Wing  and  wing.  Cooper.  9. 

Winifred  Bertram,  Charles.  8. 
Winners  in  life's  race,  Buckley,  108. 
Winsor,  J., biography, 46;  histories, 50. 

Winter,  John  Strange  ( />seud.).  See 
Stannard,  Mrs.  II.  B.  V.  P.,  33. 

Winter,  W.,  59. 

Winter  sunshine,  Burroughs,  108. 

Winthrop,  T.,  39. 

Witherbee,  J.  v.,  97- 

Within  an  ace,  Jenkin,  22. 

Within  the  capes,  Pyle,  30. 

With  my  friends,  Matthews,  26. 

Without  blemish,  Walworth,  37. 

Withrow,  W.  H.,  50. 

Wives  and  daughters,  Gaskell,  15. 

Wolfert's  Roost,  Irving,  si. 

Woman  in  white,  Collins,  8. 

Woman  of  the  century,  46. 

Woman  suffrage,  pro  and  and,  116. 

Woman's  book,  122,  123,  138. 

Woman's  club,  a  literary,  144;  hints  on 
forming, 145. 

Woman's  share  in  primitive  culture, 
Mason,  111. 

Woman's  work  in  America,  Meyer, 
123. 

Women,  Bacon,  55;  Garnett  and 
Stuart  Glennie,  78;  Lange,  96;  Bis- 
sell,  119;  Davis,  119;  Galbraith,  119; 
Chester,  va\  Dodge,  121;  Ruskin, 
121;  Miller,  122;  Stanley,  122;  Shat- 
tuck  122;  Jones,  122;  biographies 
of,  Bolton,  41;  Cone  and  Gilder, 
42;  Fawcett,  43;  men  and  women 
of  the  time,  44;  woman  of  the  cen- 
tury. 46. 

Women,  livelihoods  for,  123-125. 

Women's  Christian  Temperance 
Union,  work  of.     See  Meyer,  123. 

Women'sexchanges.  See  Hubert,  123. 


W  00  l>v  wailing,  I. y;ill,  25. 

W   mdei  book,  Hawi  hoi  ne,  10. 

Wood,  Mrs.  M.  P„  3o. 

W 1,  11.,  114. 

W01  id,  J 

Woo.llxri  \  ,  ( '..  !•'..,  1'..  72. 

Wood-carving,  Middle  ton,  86;  Le- 
land,  \.-.\\  Martineau,  1S4;  Harri- 
son, 1  9 

Woodlanders,  Hardy,  17. 

W Is.  K.  P.,  40. 

Woods,  Mrs    M.  L.,  40. 

Wooing  o't,  Hector,  1  ,. 

W    k  •liiian,  M.  S.,  125. 

Woolson,  C.  ]• '.. 

Worcester's  dictionary,  136. 
Wordsworth,  W.,  77;  Myers,  77. 
Work,  Alcott,  2. 
U '  irks     of     reference    (department), 

I3S-I37- 
World's  fair,  Chicago;  1893,   art   at, 

Coffin,  81. 
World  well  lost,  Linton,  25. 
W(  'rid  went  very  well  then,  Besant,  4. 
Wormwoi  id,  M  ackay,  26. 
Wrecker,  Stevenson,  34. 
Wreck  of  the  Grosvenor,  Russell,  31. 
Wright,  L.,  127. 
Wright,  M.  O.,  no. 
Wright,  M.  R.,  100. 
Wundt,  W.,  112. 

Wuthering  heights,  Bronte,  E.,  6. 
Wyman,  L.  B.C.     See  Meyer,  123. 


Yates.  E.  A.,  40. 

Yellow  fairy-book,  Lang,  24. 

Yesterdays  with  authors,  Fields,  43. 

Yoke  of  the  Thorah,  Harland,  17. 

Yonge,  C.  M.,  40. 

York  and  a  Lancaster  Rose,  Keary, 

24. 
Youma,  Hearn.  19. 
Young,  C.  A..  99. 
Young  maids  and  old,  Burnham,  7. 


Zachary  Phips,  Bynner,  7. 

Zadoc  Pine,  Bunner,  6. 

Zaehnsdorf,  J.  W.,  124. 

Zangwill,  I.,  40. 

Zanoni,  Bulwer-Lytton,  6. 

Zenobia,  Ware,  38. 

Zeph,  Jackson,  21. 

Zoology,  Morse,  no;  Nicholson,  no. 

Zury,  Kirkland,  24. 


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